Bill to Tighten Rules for Louisiana Unemployment Benefits Passes: Here's What to Know

Bill to tighten rules for Louisiana unemployment benefits passes: Here's what to know

The Louisiana Senate on Monday gave final passage to a bill that would require residents collecting unemployment benefits to do more to find a job.

Louisiana Legislature considering new rules for unemployed to keep benefits

New unemployment system now live

Iowa’s new unemployment system is now live on iowaworks.gov, creating for the first time one centralized location for filing a claim, participating in reemployment activities, and ultimately finding new employment. In addition to the job and recruitment tools that were previously available, claimants and employers can now use iowaworks.gov for all actions within the unemployment process. The new and modernized […] Thank you for reading The Madi…

Bill awaiting final approval would raise requirements for unemployment benefits

BATON ROUGE - A bill awaiting final approval would raise the requirements for people who receive unemployment benefits in the state. House Bill 153, authored by Rep. Troy Hebert, would move the weekly amount of job-seeking actions by unemployed people from three to five. Currently, unemployment benefits are only available for people who perform three "work search actions" per week. Those could be applying for a job, going to a job fair, or getti…