Georgia extends eligibility time for unemployment benefits

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Shortly after the U.S. Department of Labor released record-breaking unemployment claims statistics Thursday amid the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Brian Kemp signed an executive order to help the unemployed in Georgia.

Kemp signed an executive order that allows Georgia Department of Labor Commissioner Mark Butler to issue two new emergency rules related to unemployment benefits.

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