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Can Georgians Refuse to Work When the State Reopens and Still Collect Unemployment?

April 22, 2020 by Staff

(WSB-TV) There are a lot of questions as Georgia prepares to reopen for business under strict social distancing guidelines to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Viewers have sent in dozens of questions today to Channel 2 Action News, so Channel 2′s Richard Elliot took those questions to Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler.

Butler’s office has handled one million unemployment claims in just one month, more than they handled in the worst year of the Great Recession. He applauded his staff who are now working seven days a week to process all of those claims.

Q: Can I refuse to go back to work because I still think there’s a health risk and stay on unemployment?

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Filed Under: U.S.

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