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LA Rev Stat § 23:1636 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1636. Hearing officers; effects of findings

RS 1636 - Hearing officers; effects of findings Notwithstanding any provision in this Chapter relative to conclusiveness and finality of administrative determinations, no findings of fact or law, judgment, opinion, conclusion, or final order made by an unemployment compensation hearing officer, administrative law judge, or any person with the authority to make findings of fact or law in any action or proceeding pursuant to the administration of this Chapter shall be conclusive or binding in any separate or subsequent action or proceeding. Said determinations shall not be used as conclusive evidence in any separate or subsequent action or proceeding between an individual and his or her present or prior employer brought before an arbitrator, court, or judge of the state of Louisiana or the United States, regardless of whether the prior action was between the same or related parties or involved the same facts. Acts 1988, No. 361, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1651 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1651. Office of unemployment insurance administration; creation

RS 1651 - Office of unemployment insurance administration; creation There is created the office of unemployment insurance administration, which shall be administered in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 36:304(A)(6). Amended by Acts 1968, No. 42, §3; Acts 1992, No. 447, §1, eff. June 20, 1992; Acts 1997, No. 1172, §4, eff. June 30, 1997; Acts 2007, No. 113, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1652 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1652. Board of review; appointment and qualification of members; per diem compensation

RS 1652 - Board of review; appointment and qualification of members; per diem compensation  The board of review shall consist of five members appointed by the governor, with the consent of the Senate. The governor shall, immediately after the effective date of this Section, appoint the initial five members for overlapping terms of two, three, four, five and six years each. Their successors shall be appointed for six years each. The board shall elect a chairman; the election is to be held within thirty days after July one of each odd-number year. The board of review shall be composed of a representative from the public generally, two representatives from labor, and two representatives from management, each of whom shall be regarded as fairly representative because of his vocation, employment, or affiliation. Three members shall constitute a quorum. Each member shall be paid from the Employment Security Administration Fund ninety dollars per day of active service plus necessary travel expenses subject to the approval of the secretary, in conformity with agency travel regulations. The governor may at any time, after notice and hearing, and by and with the consent of the Senate, remove any member for cause. Vacancies shall be immediately filled for the unexpired terms by appointment by the governor, by and with the consent of the Senate.  Amended by Acts 1950, No. 498, §11; Acts 1954, No. 503, §4; Acts 1956, No. 469, §1; Acts 1958, No. 163, §1; Acts 1960, No. 29, §1; Acts 1962, No. 260, §1; §1; Acts 1974, No. 608, §1; Acts 1977, No. 268, §1, eff. July 7, 1977; Acts 1988, No. 924, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1989; Acts 2004, No. 845, §1, eff. July 12, 2004. NOTE: See Acts 1988, No. 924, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1653 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1653. Duties and powers of administrator in general

RS 1653 - Duties and powers of administrator in general A. The administrator shall administer this Chapter, and to that end he may adopt, amend, or rescind such rules and regulations, employ such persons, make such expenditures, require such reports, make such investigations, and take such other action as he deems necessary. B. The administrator shall determine his own organization and methods of procedure in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter and shall have an official seal which shall be judicially noticed. Not later than the fifteenth day of March of each year, the administrator shall submit to the governor a report covering the administration and operation of this Chapter during the preceding calendar year and shall make such recommendations for amendments to this Chapter as he deems proper. Such reports shall include a balance sheet of the monies in the fund in which there shall be provided, if possible, a reserve against the liability in future years to pay benefits in excess of the then current contributions, which reserve shall be set up by the administrator in accordance with accepted actuarial principles on the basis of statistics of employment, business activity, and other relevant factors for the longest possible period. Whenever the administrator believes that a change in contribution or benefit rates will become necessary to protect the solvency of the fund or to maintain conformity with applicable federal law, he shall promptly so inform the governor and the legislature, and make recommendations with respect thereto. Amended by Acts 1960, No. 501, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1053, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1654 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1654. Regulations; general and special rules; effective date

RS 1654 - Regulations; general and special rules; effective date General and special rules may be adopted, amended, or rescinded by the administrator only after public hearing or opportunity to be heard thereon, of which proper notice has been given. General rules shall become effective ten days after filing with the Secretary of State and publication in one or more newspapers of general circulation in this state. Special rules shall become effective ten days after notification to or mailing to the last known address of the individuals or concerns affected thereby. Regulations may be adopted, amended, or rescinded by the administrator and shall become effective in the manner and at the time prescribed by the administrator.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1655 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1655. Publication of laws and regulations, etc.

RS 1655 - Publication of laws and regulations, etc. The administrator shall cause to be printed for distribution to the public the text of this Chapter, his regulations, and general and special rules, his annual reports to the governor, and any other material he deems relevant and suitable and shall furnish the same to any person upon application therefor.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1656 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1656. Personnel; appointment, compensation, duties and powers

RS 1656 - Personnel; appointment, compensation, duties and powers Subject to other provisions of this Chapter, the administrator is authorized to appoint, fix the compensation, and prescribe the duties and powers of such officers, accountants, attorneys, experts, and other persons as may be necessary in the performance of his duties under this Chapter. The administrator may delegate to any such person such power and authority as he deems reasonable and proper for the effective administration of this Chapter, and may in his discretion bond any person handling moneys or signing checks hereunder.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1657 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1657. Merit system covering department personnel; state civil service laws, applicability of

RS 1657 - Merit system covering department personnel; state civil service laws, applicability of A. The administrator shall provide for a merit system covering all personnel in the Louisiana Workforce Commission who administer programs and services under the Louisiana Employment Security Law. In connection therewith he shall, by suitable regulation, provide for the classification of positions and for compensation plans for positions so classified; for the holding of examinations to determine the relative fitness of applicants for positions in accordance with the minimum qualifications set forth in the classification plan; for appointments, promotions, and demotions based upon ratings of efficiency and fitness; and for a system of terminations for cause. The administrator may by regulation impose limitations upon political activities on the part of employees of the Louisiana Workforce Commission who administer programs and services under the Louisiana Employment Security Law which may be in addition to any limitations otherwise provided by law; he may also adopt such regulations as may be necessary to meet personnel standards promulgated by the Social Security Board pursuant to the Social Security Act, as amended, and the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49(c)) and provide for the maintenance of the merit system established under this Section in conjunction with any merit system for any other state agency which meets the personnel standards promulgated by the Social Security Board. B. Whenever in this Chapter the Social Security Board is referred to, it shall be taken to mean the board created by Act of Congress approved August 14, 1935 (49 Stat. 620),* or any successor thereto. So long as any law adopted by the Legislature of Louisiana providing for any general merit system of personnel administration in the civil service of this state continues in effective operation, and so long as standards promulgated by the Federal Social Security Board, under the Social Security Act, as amended, are met, the provisions of this Section shall be of no force and effect, but merit system status acquired by employees under a merit system established in accordance with the provisions of this Section and appointments made and registers established under such system are recognized by the state agency administering such a general merit system of personnel administration in the civil service of the state. Amended by Acts 1968, No. 42, §4; Acts 1992, No. 447, §1, eff. June 20, 1992; Acts 1997, No. 1172, §4, eff. June 30, 1997; Acts 2008, No. 743, §7, eff. July 1, 2008. *42 U.S.C.A. §301.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1657.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1657.1. Criminal history information; access to federal tax information

RS 1657.1 - Criminal history information; access to federal tax information  The Louisiana Workforce Commission, office of unemployment insurance administration, is authorized to perform criminal history records checks of current and prospective employees, contractors, and subcontractors in accordance with the procedures provided in R.S. 15:587.5. Pursuant to this authorization and to implement the requirements of R.S. 15:587.5, the secretary shall promulgate rules and regulations with regard to this matter.  Acts 2017, No. 147, §2, eff. June 12, 2017.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1658 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1658. Local advisory councils

RS 1658 - Local advisory councils A.(1) The governor may appoint local or industry advisory councils, composed of an equal number of employer and employee representatives, and public representatives, who may fairly be regarded as representative because of their vocation, employment, or affiliations. (2) Each council shall elect a chairman. Each council shall adopt such rules as it deems necessary. Council members may be represented by an alternate of their own choosing and in accordance with rules established by the council. Each council shall aid the administrator in formulating policies and discussing problems related to the administration of this Chapter and in assuring impartiality and freedom from political influence in the solution of such problems. B. Members of local or industry advisory councils, and members of special committees, shall serve without compensation; however, members of local or industry advisory councils and members of special committees shall be reimbursed for any necessary expenses in conformity with agency travel regulations. Acts 1988, No. 910, §1; Acts 1988, No. 910, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1, §2; eff. Aug. 29, 1997.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1659 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1659. Employment stabilization

RS 1659 - Employment stabilization The administrator with the advice and aid of advisory councils, shall take all appropriate steps to reduce and prevent unemployment; to encourage and assist in the adoption of practical methods of vocational training, retraining, and vocational guidance; to investigate, recommend, advise, and assist in the establishment and operation by municipalities, parishes, drainage and school districts, and the state, of reserves for public works to be used in time of business depression and unemployment; to promote the re-employment of unemployed workers throughout the state in every other way that may be feasible; and to those ends to carry on and publish the results of investigations and research studies.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1661 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1661. Oaths; witnesses

RS 1661 - Oaths; witnesses In the discharge of the duties imposed by this Chapter, the administrator, any appeal referee, the members of the board of review and any duly authorized representative of any of them, shall have power to administer oaths and affirmations, take depositions, certify to official acts, and issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, and other records deemed necessary as evidence in connection with a disputed claim, or an audit ordered by the administrator. Subpoenas issued pursuant to this Section may be served by any person duly authorized by the administrator. Acts 1986, No. 652, §1; Acts 1986, No. 187, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1165, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1662 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1662. Subpoenas

RS 1662 - Subpoenas In case of contumacy by, or refusal to obey a subpoena issued to any person, upon application by the administrator, the board of review, any appeal referee, or any duly authorized representative of any of them, any court of the State within the jurisdiction of which the inquiry is carried on or within the jurisdiction of which the person guilty of contumacy or refusal to obey is found or resides or transacts business, shall have jurisdiction to issue an order requiring such person to appear before the administrator, the board of review, an appeal referee or any duly authorized representative of any of them, there to produce evidence, or there to give testimony touching the matter under investigation; and failure to obey such order of the court may be punished by said court as a contempt thereof. Any person who shall without just cause fail or refuse to attend and testify or to answer any lawful inquiry or to produce books, papers, correspondence, memoranda and other records, if it is in his power to do so, in obedience to a subpoena of the administrator, the board of review, an appeal referee, or any duly authorized representative of any of them shall be fined not less than twenty dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not less than ten days nor more than sixty days, or both. Each day such violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense. Acts 2001, No. 1165, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1663 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1663. Protection against self-incrimination

RS 1663 - Protection against self-incrimination No person shall be excused from attending and testifying or from producing books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, and other records before the administrator, the board of review, an appeal referee, or any duly authorized representative of any of them, or in obedience to the subpoena of any of them in any cause or proceeding before them on the ground that the testimony or evidence, documentary or otherwise, required of him may tend to incriminate him or subject him to a penalty or forfeiture; but no individual shall be prosecuted or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any transaction, matter, or thing concerning which he is compelled, after having claimed his privilege against self-incrimination, to testify or produce evidence, documentary or otherwise, except for perjury committed in so testifying. Acts 2001, No. 1165, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1664 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1664. Federal-state cooperation

RS 1664 - Federal-state cooperation (1) In the administration of this Chapter, the administrator shall cooperate with the U. S. Department of Labor to the fullest extent consistent with the provisions of this Chapter, and shall take such action, through the adoption of appropriate rules, regulations, administrative methods, and standards, as may be necessary to secure to this state and its citizens all advantages available under the provisions of the Social Security Act* that relate to unemployment compensation, the Federal Unemployment Tax Act,** the Wagner-Peyser Act,*** and the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970.**** (2) In the administration of the provisions of this Chapter, which is enacted to conform with the requirements of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act, the Social Security Act, the Wagner-Peyser Act, the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970, and the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1991, the administrator shall take such action as may be necessary: (a) To ensure that the provisions are so interpreted and applied as to meet the requirements of these federal acts as interpreted by the U.S. Department of Labor. (b) To secure to this state the full reimbursement of the federal share of extended and regular benefits paid under this Chapter that are reimbursable under these federal acts. Amended by Acts 1971, No. 136, §16, eff. Jan. 1, 1972; Acts 1989, No. 512, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 1991, No. 847, §1; Acts 1992, No. 451, §1, eff. June 20, 1992. *42 U.S.C.A. §501 et seq. **26 U.S.C.A. (I.R.C.1954) §3301 et seq. ***29 U.S.C.A. §49 et seq. ****26 U.S.C.A. (I.R.C.1954) §3304.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1665.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1665.1. Definitions

RS 1665.1 - Definitions As used in R.S. 23:1665.1 through 1665.3, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them as follows: (1) "Form IB-8606" is the interstate request for recovery document submitted by states when requesting assistance in recovering overpayments. (2) "Liable state" means any state against which an individual files a claim for benefits through another state. (3) "Offset" means the withholding of an amount against benefits which would otherwise be payable for a compensable week of unemployment. (4) "Overpayment" means an improper payment of benefits from a state or federal unemployment compensation fund that has been determined recoverable under the requesting state's law. (5) "Participating state" means a state which has subscribed to the Interstate Reciprocal Overpayment Recovery Arrangement. (6) "Paying state" means the state under whose law a claim for unemployment benefits has been established on the basis of combining wages and employment covered in more than one state. (7) "Payment" means a check or electronic transfer for the amount recovered. (8) "Recovering state" means the state that has received a request for assistance from a requesting state. (9) "Requesting state" means the state that has issued a final determination of overpayment and is requesting another state to assist in recovering the outstanding balance from the overpaid individual. (10) "State" means any of the fifty states of the United States of America, as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands. (11) "Transferring state" means a state in which a combined wage claimant had covered employment and wages in the base period of a paying state, and which transferred such employment and wages to the paying state for its use in determining the benefit rights of such claimant under its law. Acts 2013, No. 48, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1665.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1665.2. Recovery of state or federal benefit overpayments

RS 1665.2 - Recovery of state or federal benefit overpayments A. The requesting state shall do all of the following: (1) Send the recovering state a written or electronic request for overpayment recovery assistance, Form IB-8606, which includes certification that the overpayment is legally collectable under the requesting state's law, certification that the determination is final and that any rights to postponement of recoupment have been exhausted or have expired, a statement as to whether the state is participating in the cross-program overpayment recovery agreement with the United States secretary of labor, a copy of the initial overpayment determination, and a statement of the outstanding balance. (2) Send notice of this request to the claimant. (3) Send a new outstanding overpayment balance to the recovering state whenever the requesting state receives any amount of repayment from a source other than the recovering state. B. The recovering state shall: (1) Issue an overpayment recovery determination to the claimant which includes at a minimum all of the following: (a) The statutory authority for the offset. (b) The opportunity to appeal the offset of benefits if the recovering state allows for appeal on the recovery of overpayment of regular unemployment compensation paid by such state. (c) The name of the state requesting recoupment. (d) The date of the original overpayment determination. (e) The type of overpayment, fraud, or mistake. (f) The program type, including but not limited to UI, UCFE, UCX, TRA. (g) The total amount to be offset. (h) The amount to be offset weekly. (i) Instructions that any questions about the overpayment amount should be referred to the requesting state. (2) Offset benefits payable for each week claimed in the amount determined under state law. (3) Notify the claimant of the amount offset. (4) Prepare and forward, no less than once a month, a payment representing the amount recovered, made payable to the requesting state, except as provided for in combined wage claims. (5) Retain a record of the overpayment balance. (6) Not redetermine the original overpayment determination. (7) Recover across benefit years and programs. (8) Use the ET Handbook No. 392, or any official superceding United States Department of Labor requirements for determining priorities for offsetting overpayments. Acts 2013, No. 48, §1.