Between March 22 and April 22, Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) paid out $561,358,411 in total benefits to over 302,000 Louisianians whose employment has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
By comparison, in all of 2019 LWC paid a total of $151,781,786 for 103,000 claimants.
On April 13, 2020, Louisiana became one of two states paying Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), clearing the way for 1099 and self-employed individuals to receive both PUA and Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC)/$600 weekly benefits.
Since the LWC received the Coronavirus Aid Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act on April 13, 2020, the LWC has paid out $507,106,898.
The LWC said it is aware of the system-issues weekly recertifications have caused due to the number of individuals trying to access the online portal at the same time. As a result, on April 26, the LWC began allowing individuals to file weekly certifications based on the last digit of their social security number. A breakdown is below:
- Sunday – 0 – 3
- Monday – 4 – 6
- Tuesday – 7 – 9
- All accepted – Wednesday – Saturday
The LWC is also currently in the process of adding another server to its network to be able to handle more online volume. The LWC has already added servers and additional operating capacity twice before the current upgrade.
All individuals will get the payments that they are entitled to retroactive to April 4, and for any other time period related to COVID-19 events.
Source: LWC
Topics Louisiana
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