Tag: dislocated-workers

The Upside: For Atlanta Airport Workers Facing a Closure, Retraining Is an Option, Not a Promise

A closure notice is bad news for the people named in it. But a Georgia WARN filing also does something useful: it starts a clock on public help while workers are still on the payroll. Duty Free Americas' airport filing shows how that help works, and where it stops.

Labor Department Awards $95.5 Million in Rapid Reskill Grants for Laid-Off Workers Across 17 States

The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded $95.5 million to 20 projects in 17 states to move workers who lost jobs in layoffs into new jobs or paid training within six months, the department announced Monday, Oct. 19. No Georgia organization is among the recipients.