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Louisiana Works
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State website includes online employment resources, information on benefits, disaster support and other services.
By: Louisiana Department of Labor
FAQs About Louisiana's Unemployment Insurance Benefits & Appeals
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Unemployment resource information from the Louisiana Department of Labor
By: Louisiana Works
Disaster Unemployment Assistance
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Financial assistance to eligible individuals whose employment or self-employment has been lost or interrupted as a direct result of a major disaster declared by the President of the United states.
By: U.S. Department of Labor, Word File By: National Employment Law Project
Louisiana Disaster Unemployment Assistance Claim Information
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Information concerning eligibility, filing and reporting, and other disaster unemployment benefits.
By: Louisiana Department of Labor
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Unemployment Information for People with Disabilities Post-Katrina information about unemployment benefits.
By: Advocacy Center
Information for State Employees Affected by Hurricanes
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Notices about appeals, new rules, furloughs, benefits, etc.
By: Louisiana Department of State Civil Service
The Family and Medical Leave Act: Job Protections When You or a Family Member Has Health Problems Workers affected by the hurricane may need to take time off from work due to their own health problems or their need to care for a family member with health problems.
By: National Employment Law Project
Gustav -- Disaster Unemployment Benefits
Lost work because of Hurricane Gustav? You may be eligible for disaster unemployment benefits.
By: New Orleans Legal Assistance
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Protect Your Status as an Employee Some contractors don't withhold taxes from workers? pay, depriving them of benefits. This fact sheet identifies some ways to hold companies responsible.
By: National Employment Law Project
Day Labor: Workers' Right to Be Paid Wage and hour laws protect the rights of all workers to be paid for their work.
By: National Employment Law Project
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Spanish / Espaņol
Protecting Your Right To Be Paid Keep good records of the time you worked and who you worked for, to enforce your right to be paid.
By: National Employment Law Project
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Spanish / Espaņol
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