The Georgia World Congress Center is bracing for a massive turnout this morning as the Showcase Atlanta Workforce Expo opens ...

The current Georgia Commissioner for the Department of Labor (GDOL), Bárbara Rivera Holmes, officially filed her qualifying paperwork Tuesday to seek a full term in office. Accompanied by her family ...

Christian Wise Smith officially filed his qualifying papers at the Georgia State Capitol, making him an official candidate on the May 19, 2026, Democratic primary ballot in the race for Georgia ...

Alabama pays unemployment benefits weekly, usually on the next business day after certification. Claimants who certify on ...

FLE - Rep. Dexter Sharper, D-Valdosta, is photographed at the capitol Monday, Jan. 11, 2016, in Atlanta. ATLANTA (AP) — A third Georgia lawmaker has been accused of lying to collect federal ...

Taylor County will get a public hearing before the state allows Georgia-Pacific to again discharge industrial wastewater into ...

Valdosta’s average apartment rental price of $996 monthly stands in stark contrast to Georgia’s larger cities, where comparable accommodations might cost twice as much or more. This housing ...

Another Democratic state legislator, state Rep. Dexter Sharper, is expected to plead guilty to COVID-19 unemployment fraud charges. Sharper, D-Valdosta, allegedly obtained $13,825 in unemployment insu ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Georgia dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 4,470 ...

A member of the Georgia House of Representatives was charged Friday with making false statements to fraudulently obtain thousands of dollars in emergency pandemic unemployment assistance, according to ...

State Rep. Dexter Sharper has become the third Georgia House Democrat charged with lying to the government in order to receive unemployment benefits during the pandemic. Prosecutors with the U.S.