Unemployment hits post-pandemic high as wage growth slips

The labour market continued to loosen in the final quarter of last year, official figures show, with wage growth easing and ...
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Forced to take care of kids at home, women hit especially hard by pandemic job losses

Women have suffered the majority of pandemic-related job losses, especially women of color, as they've been forced to leave their jobs to take care of their kids at home. According to the latest from ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Former state lawmaker pleads guilty to pandemic unemployment fraud

The government wants state Rep. Karen Bennett pay back the $13,940 she improperly took. Georgia Rep. Karen Bennett, D-Stone Mountain, pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to improperly receiving ...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Second state lawmaker to plead guilty for pandemic unemployment fraud

A change of plea hearing has been scheduled next month in Atlanta for state Rep. Dexter Sharper, who initially pleaded not guilty to charges.

Feds announce charges in alleged $1M SNAP, pandemic unemployment scheme

The United States Attorney’s Office says the defendants used those benefits to purchase large quantities of food to supply ...
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Third state representative charged with pandemic unemployment fraud

ATLANTA, Ga. (WALB) - A Valdosta man serving in the Georgia House of Representatives is facing federal charges tied to pandemic unemployment fraud. Dexter L. Sharper, 54, of Valdosta, was charged with ...