Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) is calling on BP to extend the deadline to apply for relief under a $100 million compensation fund for rig workers who have lost
“„According to the administrator of the fund, the Baton Rouge Area Foundation, only 365 applicants have come forward. I believe this is because many companies, to their credit, are keeping their workers on the payroll, despite the uncertainty of knowing exactly when new permits will commence. Yet, with each passing day, their balance sheets take significant hits and it becomes harder for these companies to maintain their employees. As a consequence, the demand for this fund may be on the rise over the next two months or until the moratorium is lifted.