Georgia Unemployment

Do I Qualify For Unemployment Benefits?

Individuals who are considered out of work through no fault of their own may be eligible to receive unemployment insurance benefits.

Minimum qualifications for eligibility include, but are not limited to:

Sufficient earnings within the base period of a claim to qualify monetarily for benefits;
Must be wholly unemployed or employed less than full-time and have earnings less than their weekly entitlement;
Must be found to be out of work through no fault of their own;
Must be available to seek and accept work customary to their normal occupation;
Must be physically and mentally able to work at the time they initiate a claim for benefits; and,
Must not refuse suitable work when offered.

Find Out If You Are Eligible For Unemployment Click this link to find out: Am I Eligible To Collect Unemployment Benefits?

Have Your Benefits Run Out? Click this link to find out how to get an unemployment extension: Unemployment Extension

Have A Specific Question? Read our FAQ to get all of your Georgia Unemployment questions answered: Georgia Unemployment FAQ

How Do I File For Unemployment Benefits?

Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits is temporary income for workers who are unemployed through no fault of their own and who are either looking for another job, have definite recall to their jobs within 6 weeks of the last day worked, or are in approved training. The funding for unemployment insurance benefits comes from taxes paid by employers. Workers do not pay any costs. Eligibility for benefits is determined based on past wages, reason for job separation, and availability and job search requirements. Claims for unemployment insurance may be filed at any Georgia Department of Labor Career Center.

When filing a claim, you should bring:

Your social security number. A claim cannot be filed without a social security number.
Employer-issued separation letter or notice, if one was provided.
Names and addresses of all employers for the last 18 months and the dates worked for each.
Proof of immigration status if not a U.S. citizen.
Personal check with account number and bank routing number if you want benefits deposited directly into to a checking or savings account.

File By Phone

Customers in the Metro Atlanta Area: 404-232-4290
Customers outside the Metro Atlanta Area: 1-866-873-5676 (toll free)

Official Georgia Unemployment Handbook, called Unemployment Insurance Claimant Handbook:

http://www.dol.state.ga.us/pdf/forms/dol414.pdf

Claims are effective on the date they are filed and are not retroactive to the last day worked.

Use the GDOL automated telephone system, OLIVoR, to access additional information.

http://www.dol.state.ga.us/js/unemployment_benefits_individuals.htm

File Online:

http://www.dol.state.ga.us/js/unemployment_benefits_individuals.htm

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Contact Information

Commissioner's Office phone: (404) 232-7300
Career Center Administration phone: (404) 232-3540
Employment Programs/Services phone: (404) 232-3515
Agricultural Job Postings (including H2A) phone: (404) 232-3500
Child Labor Laws and Regulations phone: (404) 232-3260
Federal Bonding Assistance phone: (404) 232-3540
Foreign Labor Certification phone: (404) 232-3500
GoodWorks! phone: (404) 232-3775
Mass Layoff and Plant Closure Assistance (inc. WARN) phone: (404) 232-3505
Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Advocate phone: (404) 232-3548
Trade Act Program (jobs lost to foreign imports) phone: (404) 232-3505
Veteran Services phone: (404) 232-3530
Workforce Investment Act (Job Training Programs) phone: (404) 232-3775
WIA Grants and Contracts phone: (404) 232-3590
Youth Work Permits phone: (404) 232-3260
Human Resources phone: (404) 232-3620
Rehabilitation Services phone: (404) 232-3910
TTY: (404) 232-3911
Five integrated and interdependent programs that share a primary goal -- to help people with disabilities become fully productive members of society by achieving independence and meaningful employment.
Vocational Rehabilitation phone: (404) 486-6331
Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation (RWSIR) phone: (706) 655-5000
Business Enterprise Program (visually-impaired vendors) phone: (770) 724-6590
Georgia Industries for the Blind phone: (229) 248-2666
Disability Adjudication Services phone: (678) 639-2100
Unemployment Insurance (UI) phone: (404) 232-3990
Program which provides temporary income to eligible individuals who are unemployed through no fault of their own (financed by employer unemployment taxes).
Appeals to the Board of Review phone: (404) 232-3325
Appeals to Hearing Officers phone: (770) 909-2828
Electronic Wage Reporting phone: (404) 232-3265
Employer Claim Charges phone: (404) 232-3030
Employer Tax Liability phone: (404) 232-3301
Employer Tax Rates phone: (404) 232-3300
Employer Tax Reports/Filing phone: (404) 232-3220
General Tax Information phone: (404) 232-3320
Interstate Claims phone: (404) 232-3090
New Employer Accounts phone: (404) 232-3301
Partial Claims Filing for Employers phone: (404) 232-3050
UI Customer Service phone: (404) 232-3001
UI Policy and Procedures phone: (404) 232-3180
Tax Administration phone: (404) 232-3320
Labor Market Information phone: (404) 232-3875
Atlanta Wage and Hour Office phone: (404) 893-4600
Savannah Wage and Hour Office phone: (912) 652-4221
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) phone: (404) 562-2300
Regional VETS Staff phone: (404) 656-3127

http://www.dol.state.ga.us/service_dir.htm

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Comments

# oscar t. 2010-08-27 11:54

i have direct deposit and i checked my payment status and it said that benefits were paid but i havent recieved any payment in the account whats the problem