Louisiana Notice to Workers (U.I. benefits) Mandatory

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To  fi le a new unemployment 
claim, reopen an existing 
claim,  fi le for weekly 
unemployment bene fi ts, or 
to get answers about your 
Unemployment Insurance 
online, visit us on the Web 
at  www.laworks.net .
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f you do not have 
access to the internet, 
or prefer to manage 
your Unemployment 
Insurance claim by phone, 
call the Unemployment 
Insurance Call Center at 
1- 866 -783 - 5567.	
This notice must be posted in 
a convenient and conspicuous 
place in the employer’s place of 
business.
R.S. 23:1621
Revised Januar y 20 09	
Notice to Workers 	Your employer is subject to the Louisiana Employment Security 
Law and is required to post this notice in a conspicuous place. Your 
employer has contributed to the Louisiana Trust Fund from which 
bene fi ts are paid. No amount of contributions to the Trust Fund is 
deductible from your earnings.	Total Unemployment 	You may be eligible to receive unemployment insurance bene fi ts 
provided:
1  You are unemployed.
2  You have registered for work.
3  You are able to work, available for work, and actively conducting  a search for work.	4  You have been paid wages by employers subject to the Louisiana 
Employment Security Law during your base period in an amount 
suffi cient to qualify you under the law.	Disquali fi cation 	You may be disquali fi ed from drawing bene fi ts on your claim if:
1  You have left work voluntarily without good cause attributable to  a substantial change made to the employment by the employer.
2  You have been discharged for misconduct connected with  your work.
3  You fail without good cause to:  (a) apply for available suitable  work, (b) accept suitable work when offered, or (c) return to your 
customary self-employment when directed.
4  You have been discharged for the use of illegal drugs. You may also be disquali
fi ed:
1  For any week with respect to which the Administrator  fi nds that 
your unemployment is due to a labor strike which is in active 
progress at the factory, establishment or other premises at which 
you are or were last employed, and in which you are participating, 
or in which you are interested.
2  For any week with respect to which or a part of which you  have received or are seeking unemployment bene fi ts under an 
unemployment insurance law of another state or the United States.
3  For any week with respect to which or a part of which you are  receiving or have received other remuneration (i.e., Workers’ 
Compensation, pensions, vacation pay, wages in lieu of notice, 
or severance pay). 	
Penalties 	If you make a false statement knowing it to be false or intentionally 
fail to disclose an important fact in order to receive or increase 
a bene fi t amount, you shall be disquali fi ed for not more than the 
52 weeks which immediately follow the week in which such 
determination is made and shall not be entitled to further bene fi ts 
until cash repayment has been made or the claim for repayment has 
prescribed.
In addition, the law provides: Whoever makes a false statement or 
representation to the Agency knowing it to be false, or knowingly 
fails to disclose a material fact to obtain or increase any bene fi t or 
other payment under this Chapter, or under an employment security 
law of any other State, or the Federal Government, or of a foreign 
government, either for himself or for any other person, shall be guilty 
of a misdemeanor, and shall be fi  ned not less than $50 nor more than 
$1,000 or imprisoned for not less than 30 days nor more than 90 
days, or both, in the discretion of the court. Each such false statement 
or representation or failure to disclose a material fact shall constitute a 
separate offense.	
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