The owner of a North Georgia factory has agreed to pay more than $154,000 in back wages to hundreds of employees to settle a U.S. Department of Labor investigation into allegations the company failed ...

ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Labor is hiring new staff to deal with its appeals backlog but Georgians stuck in that backlog say it is not happening fast enough to help them. “Now that money ...

Maybe your boss worked you 60 hours a week and didn’t pay you overtime. Maybe the company paid you less than minimum wage. Maybe you worked in a hospitality job and the boss swiped the tips that were ...

Georgia's labor force reached an all-time high in June, but the number of jobs declined, according to the Department of Labor ...

The state's unemployment rate remained at 3.5%, lower than the national average. Job growth occurred in sectors like healthcare, leisure/hospitality, and ...

ATLANTA — Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson delivered comments Thursday detailing the findings of an internal audit at the Georgia Department of Labor. Officials previously said $105 million in ...

ATLANTA — Businesses owe the Georgia Department of Labor more than $100 million in back unemployment taxes and Georgia’s Labor Commissioner says he has a plan for how to recoup the money. “I’m not ...

The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) announced today that in February Georgia’s labor force and employment rose to all-time highs of 5.45 million and 5.25 million, respectively. The February ...

Georgians heading to the polls next Tuesday will be casting a ballot for Georgia's Commissioner of Labor, which oversees a wide range of responsibilities related to workforce development and labor ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Georgia Department of Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson has died, the department announced on Sunday. “It is with profound sadness ...