Georgia Amends Unemployment Insurance Law: Employment Law Manual Updated

Authors: Michael Jacobson and Tracy Morley, XpertHR Legal Editors

Georgia has amended its unemployment insurance law. The amendments, which took effect upon approval by the governor in May, include:

  • An updated definition of most recent employer;
  • The addition of family violence as good cause for leaving work; and
  • A statute of limitations for the Georgia Department of Labor to recover benefit overpayments.

The following Georgia sections of the Employment Law Manual have been updated in light of this development: