Louisiana's unemployed could see jobless benefits cut in half

[RandySF]

People in Louisiana who lose their jobs would see half the unemployment benefits currently available if a proposal being considered in the legislature is approved.

House Bill 340, sponsored by Rep. Troy Romero, R-Jennings, passed the House Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations in a 7-5 vote along party lines Thursday.

Currently, laid-off employees in Louisiana can claim up to 26 weeks of unemployment benefits in a 12-month period. Romero’s bill would reduce the duration of unemployment benefits to a base of 12 weeks based on a sliding scale indexed to the state’s average unemployment rate. A recipient would be entitled to an additional week of benefits for every half percentage point increase in the average unemployment rate in excess of 5%.

The most anyone could receive would be 20 weeks of benefits if the average unemployment rate is equal or greater to 8.5%.

Over the past few months, Louisiana’s unemployment rate has been under 3.5%, the lowest ever recorded. Excluding the temporary spike during the coronavirus pandemic, the state’s average unemployment rate over the past decade was 5.7%, according to federal data.





https://lailluminator.com/2023/04/28/louisianas-unemployed-could-see-jobless-benefits-cut-in-half/

[Walleye]

1. I can only conclude that people in red states keep voting republican

Because their whole identity is wrapped up in being poor and ignorant, they can’t imagine themselves any other way. It’s a sad situation that millions of people have been brought up to think of themselves as inferior

[newdayneeded]

2. most of the time it's because their family

and friends vote republican, so just go along with it. Completely oblivious to these laws hitting them the hardest.

[Walleye]

3. I read somewhere that people are more likely to change religions, than political parties

Half the people in this country don’t even know what political parties and elections for anymore, I blame Newt Gingrich

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4. Cruelty is wired into republicans. It's who they are.

[Hotler]

5. Prayers and bootstraps..... nt