Candidate for Georgia Labor Commission in 2022 Georgia Primary Runoff Election.
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Get StartedWork in close partnership with our unions and the Technical College System of Georgia, and the many nonprofits who support Georgia’s workforce to improve the skills of Georgians to attract and grow better paying jobs, to a greater percentage of the state. Learn more
Encourage employee retention by implementing workshare programs that allow individuals to qualify for partial benefits when companies reduce hours instead of laying off workers. Learn more
As Labor Commissioner I will collaborate with education, healthcare, and childcare programs to create a broader plan to improve employment options for Georgia’s workforce. Learn more
Create mobile Career Centers in addition to immediately opening up, improving the staffing, and enhancing the services of the existing Career Centers. Mobile Career Centers will allow the DOL to go to the areas hardest hit by unemployment and under-employment, to be a better ally and resource. Learn more
Encourage entrepreneurship by creating self-employment assistance programs to support unemployed individuals who are ready to start a new business. Learn more
We’ll leverage technology to make the DOL a central portal so partners can work in collaboration to help Georgians who want new and better jobs, and to support businesses so they continue to grow. Learn more
Address recidivism in Georgia through jobs. We’ll work with prison transition centers across Georgia to help citizens, who have served their time and are returning to the community, find a job. Learn more
Introduce apprenticeship programs by working shoulder to shoulder with unions, the Technical College System of Georgia, and businesses. Georgia is one of the few states that don’t already offer apprenticeship programs. Learn more
Improve the disbursement of unemployment benefits by updating technology and adequately staffing the department. These changes will help Georgia better track fraud, while making it easier for qualified individuals to receive benefits. Learn more
As the leader of Georgia’s Department of Labor, I will work with our General Assembly to expand Georgia’s Fair Employment Practices Act so it covers all government agencies, and private businesses. Equal work demands equal pay. Learn more
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