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LOCAL The Times, Gainesville, Georgia | gainesvilletimes.com Thursday, June 25, 2020 5A JOHN BAZEMORE I Associated Press Arnashia McCain uses her phone to copy phone numbers posted on the locked doors of a Georgia Department of Labor office Thursday, May 7, in Norcross. McCain, who said she drives for Lyft and has had her hours cut in her job in retail, has been unable to check on the status of her unemployment claim. BENEFITS ■ Continued from 1A rate is 4.5% or lower and topping out at 26 weeks when the unemployment rate is above 10%. The current sliding scale is less generous, topping out at 20 weeks when the unemploy ment rate reaches 9%. Previously, workers who earned as little as $50 dol lars a week could have their jobless benefits reduced. Under the bill, Labor Com missioner Mark Butler could raise that to as much as $300 a week. The new threshold would mean someone could earn up to $665 a week — the $300 a week in wages plus Geor gia’s maximum weekly job less benefit of $365 a week. Butler, an elected Repub lican, had already extended and increased the benefits under a state of emergency declared by Gov. Brian GEAR ■ Continued from 1A The Ml Garand rifles are used only by the Sher iffs Office honor guard for funerals and parades. Helmets have been used by criminal investigations division deputies in poten tially dangerous situations. “The remainder of the items have either been dis posed of according to pro gram guidelines or remain in secure storage for return to the government,” accord ing to the Sheriff’ Office. The National Defense Authorization Act allows the transfer of excess Depart ment of Defense property to law enforcement agencies, gear “that might otherwise be destroyed,” according to the Defense Logistics Agency. “No equipment is pur- Kemp because of the coronavirus pandemic. But But ler’s changes would expire with the end of Kemp’s state of emergency, which could end as soon as next week. Department of Labor spokeswoman Ker- sha Cartwright said Butler intends to leave the earn ings amount at $300 through December. Georgia joins Idaho, Kan sas and Michigan in reex tending unemployment benefits they had previously cut below the 26-week level, said Michelle Evermore, a senior policy analyst with the National Employment Law Project. She said that no state that she knows of allows workers to earn as chased for distribution. All items were excess which had been turned in by mili tary units or had been held as part of reserve stocks until no longer needed,” according to the agency. Roughly $293 million in property was transferred in fiscal year 2019. much as $300 and keep all their job less benefits. “It allows people to return to work on some meaning ful level without having to lose their unemployment benefits,” Ever more said. 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