Since Georgia follows the "employment at will" rule, there is nothing you can do unless you have evidence that shows that the employer laid you off for a reason prohibited under federal law (race,cilor, creed, religion, gender, disability (if you are both qualified and disabled), age (if you are at least 40 at the time of the decision). If you have such evidence you can file a charge of unlawful discrimination (provided your employer has at least 15 employees for everything other than an age discrimination case (which requires at least 20 employees working for the employer) with the EEOC.
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