American Sugar Co. v. Doyal

SAMUEL, Judge.

This appeal involves the right of six claimants to unemployment compensation benefits under LSA-R.S. 23:1471 et seq. during a temporary layoff by their employer, American Sugar Company. The employer challenges payment on the theory all received wages during the layoff period by virtue of a labor agreement under which it was required to pay a guaranteed annual wage to each claimant.

The separate claims, filed initially with the Louisiana Division of Employment Security, were consolidated for hearing at the administrative level, and later for review at the judicial level, because…