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Georgia Unemployment Benefits

  • Benefit Amounts in Georgia: Learn how unemployment works, how much you'll get, and for how long.
    • Minimum
      • $55 per week
    • Maximum
      • $365 per week
    • Duration
      • In Georgia, you can receive unemployment benefits for a maximum of 14 to 26 weeks, depending on the unemployment rate when you apply. 

  • Eligibility: >Whether you qualify for unemployment.
  • How to Apply: How to apply for unemployment in Georgia.
  • Unemployment Office Near Me? How to find your local unemployment office.
  • COVID-19 Benefits: We tracked the rise and fall of COVID-19 unemployment benefit payments.
  • Georgia Wage & Hour Law

    • Georgia Minimum Wage:  
      • Workers in Georgia are entitled to the federal minimum wage, $7.25 an hour, because it's higher than the state's minimum wage ($5.15 an hour).   

        Fulton County Minimum Wage

        The minimum wage in Fulton County is $7.25 an hour, the federal minimum wage. Georgia law prohibits city and county governments from adopting a local minimum wage that's higher than the federal minimum wage. 

        Atlanta Minimum Wage

        The minimum wage in Atlanta, Georgia, is $7.25 an hour, the federal minimum wage. Georgia law prohibits city and county governments from adopting a local minimum wage that's higher than the federal minimum wage. 

    • Overtime Pay: Every state has rules about weekly maximum hours and overtime. Learn about the overtime laws in Georgia and whether they apply to you.
    • Wage Claims: If you're being unlawfully underpaid, you need to learn how to file a "Wage Claim" in Georgia. 
    • Tips : Every state has special pay rates for tipped workers. Find out the rules for tipped workers in Georgia.
      • In Georgia, your employer may pay you a minimum wage of $2.13 an hour, as long as you earn enough in tips to bring your total hourly pay up to the full minimum wage, $7.25 an hour. If you don’t earn enough in tips to bring your compensation to the full minimum wage, your employer must make up the difference.


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