The fund Louisiana uses to pay benefits to unemployed workers falls short of federal standards for solvency, according to the Washington, D.C.-based Tax Foundation. A low unemployment insurance trust fund balance can lead to higher taxes on Louisiana businesses and lower benefits for workers, though legislators suspended the state laws that would trigger those changes
Louisiana’s unemployment trust fund insolvent by federal standards
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