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Feb. 26— The Texas Workforce Commission is accepting applications for Disaster Unemployment Assistance as a result of the February winter storm. Applications for DUA must be submitted by March 26. Individuals affected by the winter storm in Anderson, Angelina, Aransas, Austin, Bastrop, Bee, Bell, Bexar, Blanco, Bosque, Bowie, Brazoria, Brazos, Brown, Burleson, Burnet,...

Baton Rouge / louisianaradionetwork.com Feb 27, 2021 5:38 AM The Workforce Commission reports the state unemployment system was bombarded with fraudulent applications last year, but most were rejected. The Workforce Commission has turned over 28,000 suspected cases of attempted unemployment insurance fraud to law enforcement. Secretary Ava Dejoie said those attempts did not succeed. “It’s like you tried to break into my house and my burglar alarm went off,” said Dejoie. The Commission al...

Millions of Americans are filing for Unemployment benefits and scammers are taking advantage. Billions in unemployment benefits are being stolen by the filing of fraudulent claims in the names of working employees.

‘I feel like my back is against the wall’: Local woman details unemployment woes Unemployment Woes By Ashley Joseph | February 1, 2021 at 8:02 PM CST - Updated February 2 at 1:08 PM LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) -We continue to hear from viewers who are struggling to navigate the state’s unemployment system, some of which are still waiting to receive unemployment checks. Shamika Williams says she’s been filling out job applications since she lost her job shortly after Hurric...

Louisiana paid $346M in unemployment benefits in January The Louisiana Workforce Commission says it paid out $346 million in unemployment benefits to almost 197,000 people in January. The Workforce Commission says it has cleared most of a 30,000-claim backlog from early this month, though almost 3,500 of those claims await additional review. “The vast majority of the claims remaining in our queue are from claimants whose home address does not match that on their ID,” LWC Secretary Ava Dejoi...

A new survey finds many Americans have had to rely on plastic to get through the financial challenges of the pandemic.

As another week comes to a close, the Louisiana Workforce Commission still has a backlog of claimants waiting for their benefits.

The Louisiana Workforce Commission says it distributed almost $54.8 million in federal pandemic benefits to almost 180,000 state residents during the first two

Some states, like Virginia, Oklahoma and Texas, won’t be able to issue additional funds from the Covid relief law to certain workers for several weeks.

(The Center Square) – The Louisiana Workforce Commission has stopped more than 100,000 fraudulent claims for unemployment benefits from getting paid during the COVID-19 pandemic, including claims from a “massive