DISASTER UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE EXTENDED TO OCT. 30
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20230502/disaster-unemployment-assistance-extended-oct-30]


Release Date: 
10월 6, 2020 

BATON ROUGE, LA. – The deadline to apply for Disaster Unemployment
Assistance (DUA), which is available to certain workers who lost
income as a direct result of Hurricane Laura, has been extended to
Oct. 30.

The purpose of DUA is to help workers whose primary incomes are lost
or interrupted by a federally declared disaster. It differs from
regular state unemployment insurance because it also provides benefits
to people who are self-employed, farmers, loggers and employees who
work on commission.

DUA is available from weeks of unemployment beginning Aug. 23, 2020
and up to Feb. 27, 2021, as long as the individual’s unemployment
continues to be a direct result of the disaster.

Affected workers in 21 parishes designated for FEMA Individual
Assistance in Louisiana must first apply for regular unemployment
insurance. To see if you lived in a designated parish, visit:
fema.gov/disaster/4559/designated-areas
[https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4559/designated-areas].

The Louisiana Workforce Commission notifies claimants if they are
eligible to file for disaster unemployment assistance.

Applicants can apply by visiting www.laworks.net
[http://www.laworks.net], the Helping Individuals Reach Employment
portal.

Claimants may also file by telephone by calling the Benefits Analysis
Team at 866-783-5567 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. from Monday through Friday
and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

For the latest information on Hurricane Laura, visit
www.fema.gov/disaster/4559 [http://www.fema.gov/disaster/4559] or
follow the FEMA Region 6 Twitter account at twitter.com/FEMARegion6
[https://twitter.com/FEMARegion6].