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How to File an Unemployment Benefit Claim in Georgia

Posted by | March 31, 2009 | GA Unemployment Benefits

How to File an Unemployment Benefit Claim in Georgia

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Georgia is one of the few states which does not permit filing of the initial claim online, however you may certify and continue your claim by using paperwork available to you on the Georgia Department of Labor site.

Unemployment insurance, or what are called UI benefits are a kind of temporary income that is given to those Georgia workers who are displaced from their job through no fault of their own, but merely in response to economic or other factors. You are eligible for unemployment if you are displaced for factors that have nothing to do with you, are seeking employment or have a definite date when you will be recalled to your position at your former place of employment.

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You may file for unemployment insurance at any office of Georgia Department of Labor and your benefits, or the amount you will receive will be determined by factors such as former wages, availability for another job, and remain eligible so long as you continue to seek active employment and are available to work if called to work.

When you arrive at the Georgia Department of Labor office to file your unemployment claim, you must bring certain paperwork with you to prove identity and eligibility.
Those papers include:

  • Social security number or social security card.
  • Employer separation notice or letter if one was given to you
  • The names and addresses of any company for which you worked for the past 18 months time.
  • If you are not US born citizen, you must bring with you proof of your right to work in the United States.
  • If you are asking direct deposit, you must bring an account number and bank routing number.

Unemployment claims are not effective automatically the last day that you worked. They are effective the date they are filed and in Georgia are NOT retroactive to your last day of work, so filing as soon as possible after your last day of work is imperative in order to claim all that you can claim and begin receiving your checks as soon as possible.

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