Georgia ignores federal order, withholds unemployment benefits from public employees

By The Christian Science Monitor
Saturday, September 8, 2012 8:33 EDT
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Georgia flouts federal order, withholds lunch ladies' unemployment benefits

Georgia has set up a showdown with the Obama administration over how deeply states can cut jobless benefits by refusing to give school bus drivers and lunch ladies unemployment benefits during their summer breaks. The issue echoes beyond Georgia because other states including Pennsylvania, Michigan…


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