Labor Commissioner Explains How to Navigate Georgia's Unemployment System During The Pandemic

Closer Look with Rose Scott

English - April 29, 2020 16:45 - 49 minutes - 44.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
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Georgia is now officially – partially – open for businesses. Still, some Georgians have questions about navigating the state’s jobless benefits. Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler joins “Closer Look” host Rose Scott to answer listeners’ questions on applying for and receiving unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Plus, journalist and author Sylvia A. Harvey talks about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on prisoners and their families as well as her new book, “The Shadow System: Mass Incarceration and the American Family.”

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