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There's improvement to report in Louisiana's job market. So says Ava Cates, Secretary of the Louisiana Workfor...

(The Center Square) – Louisiana’s unemployment benefits fund is back in the black as the number of new claims is declining, officials reported Friday. The unemployment insurance trust fund balance was $48 million, Louisiana Workforce Commission Secretary Ava Cates told the House and Senate budget committee. The balance previously dropped to zero amid unprecedented demand related to the COVID-19-driven economic downturn. The state owes the federal government $184 million that state officials borrowed to pay legally required benefits, Cates said. Lawmakers plan to repay the federal de...

Louisiana Workforce Commission partnering with ID.me Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - With so many people unemployed due to the hurricanes and COVID-19, the large numbers of people who desperately need help are sometimes the victim of fraud. “What was meant to help people in a crisis that our nation never faced before this magnitude has been an opportunity for those to hurt all of us, and so in fighting that, Louisiana states are exploring new means and adopting new technologies to fight fraud,” said Louisiana Workforce Commission Secretary, Ava Cates And tha...

Louisiana Workforce Commission partnering with ID.me Louisiana Workforce Commission partnering with ID.me By Marcello Cuadra | May 6, 2021 at 6:50 AM CDT - Updated May 6 at 11:38 AM LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - With so many people unemployed due to the hurricanes and COVID-19, the large numbers of people who desperately need help are sometimes the victim of fraud. “What was meant to help people in a crisis that our nation never faced before this magnitude has been an opportunity for those to hurt all of us, and so in fighting that, Louisiana states are exploring new means and adopting ne...

by David Jacobs, The Center Square  | May 04, 2021 12:00 PM Print this article The Louisiana Workforce Commission may have paid $6.2 million in unemployment benefits to incarcerated people who were not eligible, according to the Louisiana legislative auditor. The LWC blamed the problem on inaccurate information obtained through a vendor and said state officials are working to fight fraud amid unprecedented demand for benefits. The legislative auditor looked at people who were incarcerated from January 2020 through November who are not eligible for unemployment benefits...