“… The Advocate reports the lawsuit — filed late Friday in Baton Rouge state district court — argues the move violates federal constitutional protections and state unemployment law that compels state officials to secure available federal unemployment compensation for their jobless citizens. It asks the court to reinstate the payments immediately.
The lawsuit names as defendants the governor, the Louisiana Workforce Commission and Workforce Commission Secretary Ava Cates, an Edwards appointee.
Edwards agreed to shut off the federal unemployment benefits early in a deal with Republican lawmakers that will permanently raise state unemployment benefits by $28 a week, starting in January. That will increase Louisiana’s maximum unemployment benefit to $275 a week. …
LA has very different state law, but it still would be good to see their filings.
