NELP Responds to the Families Left Jobless as a Result of Hurricane Katrina.

Thousands of workers have lost their jobs in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. NELP is working to ensure that jobless families understand the benefits avaialable to them, and coordinating advocacy to upgrade the limited unemployment benefits provided to families in the affected region.

Congress leaves jobless Hurricane Katrina Evacuees in limbo over Memorial Day Recess. (May 26, 2006)

80,000 Hurricane Evacuees to be Cut-Off of Limited Jobless Benefits Unless Congress Acts by May 26th. (May 15, 2006)

Know-Your-Rights Guide to the Extension of Jobless Benefits for Those Unemployed by Hurricanes Katrina & Rita.  (April 5, 2006)

Senate Takes First Step to Extend Benefits for the Gulf Coast Families Left Jobless by Hurricane Katrina. (February 16, 2006)

New Limits on Jobless Benefits in Louisiana After Hurricane Katrina: Over 100,000 Workers Reach the End of their Benefits in March.   (February 13, 2006)

End of the Road for the Gulf Coast Families Left Jobless by the Hurricanes Unless Congres Extends & Increases Jobless Benefits by March.   (February 9, 2006). 

Action Alert! Extenstion of Disaster Benefits for Jobless Hurricane Families Withing Reach. (December 13, 2005)

Disaster Unemployment Assistance: How Families Can Access the Program After Hurricane Katrina  (Revised November 29, 2005).

The Limited State Unemployment Benefits Available to the Families Left Jobless as a Result of Hurricane Katrina (Revised October 17, 2005).

Highest Increase in Jobless Claims in More than Nine Years (September 15, 2005). 

Reforming Disaster Unemployment Assistance to Support Families Left Jobless After Hurricane Katrina, Their Employers & the Region's Economy (September 13, 2005).

 Workers laid off of because of Hurricane Katrina share their experiences in NELP's unemployment talk. Click above