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Unemployment Benefits: How to Get What Is Coming to You!
How to apply for unemployment compensation benefits in Louisiana.
By: Acadiana Legal Services Corporation
Unemployment Compensation Benefits in Louisiana
Lost your job? Maybe you can get Unemployment Compensation benefits. You can also hear a sound recording of this resource.
By: Southeast Louisiana Legal Services
Emergency Unemployment Compensation
(Separate Website)
Click on the link to learn more about this 2008 program. If you didn't get these benefits and think you should have, talk to a lawyer.
By: U.S. Department of Labor
Extended Unemployment Benefits
(Separate Website)
This may be available during periods of high unemployment.
By: U. S. Department of Labor
FAQs About Louisiana's Unemployment Insurance Benefits & Appeals
(Separate Website)
Information from the state agency. This FAQ does not cover all your rights.
By: Louisiana Workforce Commission
GobiernoUSA.gov
(Separate Website)
Recursos del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos en español.
By: Administración de Servicios Generales de los Estados Unidos
Overpaid Unemployment Compensation Benefits
You don't always owe the money! You may not have to pay it back! Find out how to appeal and how to apply for a waiver.
By: Southeast Louisiana Legal Services
Problems Getting Unemployment Benefits? Not getting your benefits? Having problems with the system? Print out this form and let Southeast Louisiana Legal Services know what's happening.
By: Southeast Louisiana Legal Services
Tax Refund Garnished?
The state may take your tax refund for an old debt. You can fight this!
By: Southeast Louisiana Legal Services
Unemployment Compensation for Ex-Servicemembers
(Separate Website)
This program gives benefits to former service personnel.
By: U.S. Department of Labor
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