A group of state lawmakers is calling for Georgia’s labor commissioner to reinstate unemployment benefits for seasonally unemployed teachers and bus drivers.
In a joint press conference, members of the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus and the Georgia Working Families Caucus said the commissioner had no right to unilaterally suspend the benefits earlier this year.
State Senator Emanuel Jones of DeKalb County said they belong to workers.
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