Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:1616 – Beginning and termination of extended benefit period
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:1616
- Administrator: means the secretary of the Louisiana Workforce Commission. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:1472
- Benefits: means the money payments payable to an individual, as provided in this Chapter, with respect to his unemployment. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:1472
- Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
- State: includes the states of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:1472
A. Whenever an extended benefit period is to become effective in this state, or in all states, as a result of a state or a national “on” indicator, or an extended benefit period is to be terminated in this state as a result of state and national “off” indicators, the administrator shall make an appropriate public announcement.
B. Whenever, during a period when emergency unemployment compensation benefits are being paid under the provisions of the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1991, as amended, or under any subsequent extension or reenactment thereof, the state “on” indicator, as defined in La. Rev. Stat. 23:1611, triggers a period of extended benefits, the governor of this state may elect not to implement the applicable state statutory provisions relative to unemployment compensation, including but not limited to La. Rev. Stat. 23:1611 through 1617, and to continue the payment of benefits under the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1991, as amended, to those individuals who have exhausted their entitlement to regular unemployment compensation under state law.
Added by Acts 1971, No. 136, §15, eff. Jan. 1, 1972. Amended by Acts 1992, No. 452, §1, eff. June 20, 1992.