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May 3, 2021 (Getty Images) An audit of unemployment benefits paid by the Louisiana Workforce Commission shows millions of dollars in improper payments. The Workforce Commission says the Louisiana Legislative Auditor identified over $6 million paid to nearly 1,200 inmates who are not eligible for unemployment benefits. The LWC's policy requires those seeking unemployment benefits to search for work, which is not possible for those who are incarcerated. The Legislative Auditor says the LWC is working diligently to resolve all the issues noted in the report. Copyright © 2021 TTWN Media Networks...

Business owners try to fill jobs at a Saturday joint vaccination and job fair event 5 hours 31 minutes 38 seconds ago Saturday, May 01 2021 May 1, 2021 May 01, 2021 6:54 PM May 01, 2021 in News Source: WBRZ Share: BATON ROUGE - Employers are now dealing with a new crisis as the economy begins to rebound from the pandemic. Some business owners say they're struggling with finding enough staff members. To remedy this, a joint job fair and vaccination event was hosted Saturday by the Louisiana Workforce Commission. The goal of the event was to fill jobs and get workers vaccinated. LWC teamed up w...

A forced kiss by a male colleague. A catcall by a state trooper assigned to guard the Capitol. Late-night texts. A work meeting hijacked by a male legislative staffer: You are my ideal woman, he told his female interlocutor. The episodes illustrate what many women say is the biggest open secret at the Texas Capitol: That a culture of harassment persists despite repeated efforts to stamp it out. In interviews with the American-Statesman, multiple women described a work environment in which they are objectified and made to feel uncomfortable in their daily interactions with male counterpar...

Baton Rouge / louisianaradionetwork.com Apr 16, 2021 5:58 PM Louisiana’s unemployment rate fell to 7.3 percent in March, the lowest number since the start of the pandemic, but it’s only a .3 percent decrease from February. Workforce Commission Secretary Ava Dejoie said despite the high unemployment figure there are a lot of jobs out there to be had. “We have employers that are begging for employees across all sectors so there are certainly jobs out there for people to go into,” said Dejoie. Since March of 2020, New Orleans is down 55,400 jobs, Baton Rouge, 18,100 jobs, Lake Charles ...

DeSoto Police Advise Victims Of Unemployment Fraud On How To Document Incident How To Handle Unemployment Fraud In the media business one of the “rules” report the story, don’t become the story. However, just like other Texans, last week I discovered I was the victim of unemployment fraud. It was a little unsettling to read “permanent layoff” when I own the company. So, just like other victims I turned to the internet looking for a way to report the fraud and resolve the issue. I found that reporting the issue to the TWC is not a quick and easy situation. I called a number of times...