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CCH® UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE — 10/01/15

Georgia amends its UI law on various topics

Georgia has amended its Employment Security Law as follows:

Refunds and adjustments. The Commissioner may make any adjustments or refunds considered appropriate for amounts erroneously collected where no written request for a refund or adjustment has been received, provided such amounts were assessed within the last seven years. Adjustments or refunds will be made without interest.

Voluntary leaving. Leaving an employer to accompany a spouse who has been reassigned from one military assignment to another or due to family violence, verified by reasonable documentation, will be considered good cause; however, the employer’s account will not be charged in such cases. When voluntarily leaving an employer, the burden of proof of good work-connected cause in connection with the individual’s most recent work is on the individual. However, benefits will not be denied to an individual for separation from employment pursuant to a labor management contract or agreement or an established employer plan, program, policy, layoff, or recall that permits the individual, because of lack of work, to accept a separation from employment.

Overpayment. An action to recover an overpayment must be brought by the Commissioner within seven years from the release date of the notice of determination and overpayment by the Department.