Legal Opinion
Pierre v. Administrator, Louisiana Office of Employment Security
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided December 11, 1989No. 89-CA-2122, 89-CA-2123PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLE, Justice.
This is a direct appeal from trial court judgments, declaring the prior-claim requirement of LSA-R.S. 23:1601(2) unconstitutional on equal protection grounds. The two cases have been consolidated for review.
At issue in both cases is the constitutionality of the portion of LSA-R.S. 23:1601(2) necessitating the filing of a claim for unemployment benefits at a time when the applicant is ineligible in order that he may subsequently receive benefits after fulfilling other statutory requirements for eligibility. Plaintiffs argue the requirement is viola-tive of the equal protection…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- United States Department of Agriculture v. MorenoSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Clements v. FashingSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Zobel v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Everett v. GoldmanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Hall v. State ex rel. Department of Public Safety & CorrectionsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1999
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