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Panel advances bill allowing electronic service for unemployment appeals
Summary
A Georgia legislative committee advanced a bill that would let claimants opt into email service for unemployment determinations while keeping the 15‑day appeal period intact; lawmakers questioned whether the measure gives the labor commissioner discretion over time limits.
A Georgia legislative committee on Monday advanced a bill that would allow people appealing unemployment determinations to opt into receiving decisions and notices by email, rather than by mail, while retaining the existing 15‑day appeal period.
Proponents said the change would reduce the lag caused by postal delivery and speed up the appeals process for Georgians. "We're not changing the days of response time," Senator Still said during the committee hearing. "So it's actually expanding the amount of time in response."
Supporters told the committee that the applicant must opt in to electronic service, and that the Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) is moving to a…
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