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Huge Cost Of Unemployment Benefits Poses Dilemma For All Louisiana Employers ( March 2006 )
Louisiana faces an unprecedented level of unemployment benefits paid as a result of the impact from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. This article discusses the state's liberally-granted unemployment benefits and how the price tag could prove quite painful for all Louisiana employers. In a relatively typical week before the disasters, the Louisiana Department Of Labor paid less than 9,000 unemployment claims and under $4 million in benefits. -
Illinois Grants Unemployment Benefits To Locked-Out Employees ( May 2005 )
On March 7, 2005, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich signed into law an act that amended Section 604 of the Illinois Unemployment Insurance Act. As amended, Section 604 now provides unemployment benefits to employees who are locked out by their employer. Effective January 1, 2006, locked out employees will be entitled to receive benefits provided the employees are not otherwise disqualified from receiving benefits under another section of the Illinois Unemployment Compensation Act. -
Avoiding and Surviving Strikes in the Twenty-First Century ( August 2000 )
This article reviews how companies have avoided and/or survived strikes by utilizing collective bargaining strategies.
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