Employment
Information and resources for finding a job, as well as unemployment benefits and aid.
Know-Your-Rights Guide to the Extension of Jobless
Benefits for Those Unemployed by Hurricanes Katrina & Rita On March 6, 2006, President Bush signed a law creating a federal extension of unemployment benefits for the families left jobless by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. This fact sheet provides basic information on who qualifies for the new federal benefits and describes the amount of assistance available under the program. For more detailed information, contact your state's Labor Department
The Work Source
A comprehensive human resources provider serving the 13-county Houston-Galveston Gulf Coast region.
Hurricane Recovery Job Connection
In the aftermath of Hurricanes, this site connects workers needing jobs with employers who want to hire them. Individuals looking for work and the opportunity to rebuild their lives, either in hurricane impacted areas or in new locations, can connect with employers who are anxious to hire them, for either permanent jobs or for jobs that are focused on cleanup and recovery.
Jobs 4 Recovery
Workers, volunteers, and employers may search job information from over one thousand job boards or browse the listings categorized by the states most in need. Jobs4Recovery is a service of the US Chamber of Commerce and also provides job information from dozens of local chambers of commerce, non-profits, and related job resources.
Yahoo! Hot Jobs
Search for Jobs in Areas Affected by Hurricane Katrina
Texas Workforce
Important information regarding hurricane unemployment insurance benefits, job fairs, toll-free hotlines, as well as a job search tool.
Job Search, Job Assistance, and Job Corp Information
Provided by the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. This document offers job search websites and phone numbers, contact information for centers where you can file an unemployment insurance benefit claim, as well as information and the application for Job Corp (open to men and women ages 16-24).
Employee Health Benefit Information
Prepared by the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
University of Mississippi School of Law Hurricane Response Manual: Employment Law
Assistance may be available to persons who become unemployed as a result of a disaster through disaster unemployment assistance (DUA) and/or state unemployment insurance (UI). An affected individual must use state unemployment benefits before being eligible for disaster benefits, although he or she may apply for both at the same time. DUA, also referred to as Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance, is a federal program that provides temporary financial assistance to individuals unemployed as result of a major disaster declared by the President. Applications may be made through telephone, but must be filed no later than November 30, 2005.
National Employment Law Project
NELP's report on Unemployment Insurance, "Disaster Unemployment Assistance: How Families Can Access the Program After Hurricane Katrina"
U.S. Department of Labor
The Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) program provides unemployment benefits to individuals who have become unemployed as a result of a Presidentially declared major disaster.
U.S. Department of Labor Extends Disaster Unemployment Assistance Eligibility
The U.S. Department of Labor on September 29 extended through November 30 the time allowed for persons rendered jobless by Hurricane Rita to file for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA). The department also lengthened to 90 days the paperwork requirements needed to support an initial DUA application.
Florida Unemployment Insurance Information
The Agency for Workforce Innovation provides information and online applications for unemployment compensation and benefits in both Spanish and English, as well as other Disaster Unemployment Assistance(DUA) information.
Louisiana Unemployment Insurance Information
If a person is unemployed because of the hurricane under certain circumstances they may be entitled to receive unemployment compensation benefits.
Mississippi Unemployment Insurance Information
Hurricane Katrina Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) is now available in 47 Mississippi counties. Claims for DUA may be filed by calling 1-888-844-3577 toll-free or visiting any open Mississippi WIN Job Center
Alabama Unemployment Insurance Information
The Alabama Department of Industrial Relations is offering Hurricane Katrina refugees from Mississippi and Louisiana use of the state's unemployment assistance call center. Evacuees from Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama can call 1-888-234-5382 to file a regular unemployment compensation claim against wages from their respective states. Alabama will send the information back to the state of origin as soon as communications networks are back online.