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Fraud Hotline and Web Portal Announced

John Lee — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:32:21 +0000

If you suspect unemployment insurance or workers’ compensation fraud, it’s now easier in Louisiana to report it. The Louisiana Workforce Commission has created a toll-free hotline and a web portal for reporting suspected fraud. The toll-free number is 1-800-201-3362. The portal is accessible through LWC’s website: http://www.laworks.net/ and clicking on “Report Fraud.” LWC says 73 [...]

Statewide Crackdown Nets Six in Webster Parish

John Lee — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:01:51 +0000

A statewide crackdown on unemployment fraud nets six more arrests -- right here in northwest Louisiana.

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Local and State Jobless Rates Drop

John Lee — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 23:24:03 +0000

The Shreveport/Bossier metropolitan area’s jobless rate last month was 6-point-3 percent. That’s down four-tenths from the month before. As a matter of fact, the Louisiana Workforce Commission says the jobless rate dropped in all eight of the state’s Metropolitan Statistical Areas from August to September. The statewide unemployment rate is down, too — from 7-point-3 [...]

Job Fairs Planned for Louisiana Disabled Citizens

John Lee — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:33:20 +0000

The American Community Survey shows that Louisiana is home to 427,000 working-age people with disabilities and some 295,000 of them are not in the workforce.

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LWC to Recruit Truck Drivers

John Lee — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:06:21 +0000

The Louisiana Workforce Commission will be in Bossier City this Friday to recruit route delivery drivers for Core-Mark Industries.

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Operation Spring Cleaning

John Lee — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 15:48:59 +0000

Ten people have been arrested in the New Orleans area on charges of fraudulently collecting unemployment payments.

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Help for GM Workers

John Lee — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 16:24:53 +0000

The Louisiana Workforce Commission's Rapid Response Team, in cooperation with UAW Local 2166, will be offering help to Shreveport General Motors workers next week.

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