Title 23, Labor and Worker's Compensation
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La. Rev. Stat. § 23:541 Fees for inspection
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§541. Fees for inspection A. The owner or user of a boiler required by this Part to be inspected by the assistant secretary or his representative shall pay to the assistant secretary an inspection fee based on the following schedule: (1) Potable-water boilers $ 15.00 (2) Heating …
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:542 Fidelity bonds of employees
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§542. Fidelity bonds of employees The assistant secretary may in his discretion require any employee to furnish a bond conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duties and upon a true account of moneys handled by him. The cost of these bonds shall be paid by the assistant …
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:543 Installation, moving, or reinstallation of power boilers, steam heating, or hot water boilers; licensing; examination; fees
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§543. Installation, moving, or reinstallation of power boilers, steam heating, or hot water boilers; licensing; examination; fees A. Every person, firm, or corporation engaged in the installation, moving, or reinstallation of power boilers, steam heating, or hot water heating boi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:544 Application for installation, moving, or reinstallation of a boiler, except in New Orleans; fee
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§544. Application for installation, moving, or reinstallation of a boiler, except in New Orleans; fee A. When any boiler in this state, the city of New Orleans excepted, is to be installed, moved, or reinstalled, the installer must be licensed by the assistant secretary to perfor…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:545 Penalties
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§545. Penalties No boiler in this state, the city of New Orleans excepted, shall be installed, moved, or reinstalled without a permit issued to a licensed person by a chief boiler inspector. Whoever fails to comply with the provisions of R.S. 23:543 and 544 shall be fined not mor…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:546 Disposition of fees
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§546. Disposition of fees All fees collected pursuant to R.S. 23:537, 541, 543, and 544 shall be used exclusively for the operation and maintenance of the boiler section within the office of the state fire marshal, code enforcement and building safety. Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., N…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:6 Powers and duties
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§6. Powers and duties In addition to any other powers and duties which may be conferred upon the secretary by law, he may: (1) Integrate the administration and functions of the programs under the authority of the department to achieve efficient and effective delivery of services.…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:61 Purpose
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§61. Purpose The provisions of this Part are intended to maximize community participation in the administration and implementation of programs designed to develop employment opportunities for individuals with low income and to ameliorate the impact of such income level on their p…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:62 Definitions
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§62. Definitions As used in this Part: (1) "Community action agency" means a public agency or private nonprofit corporation having authority under its charter or bylaws, or both, to administer community action programs, which has been designated as a community action agency by th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:63 Community action agency; appointment, responsibilities
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§63. Community action agency; appointment, responsibilities A. The parish governing authority, by resolution or ordinance, shall designate a community action agency to administer the applicable provisions of this Part and such designation shall be on an annual basis. Prior to mak…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:631 Discharge or resignation of employees; payment after termination of employment
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§631. Discharge or resignation of employees; payment after termination of employment A.(1)(a) Upon the discharge of any laborer or other employee of any kind whatever, it shall be the duty of the person employing such laborer or other employee to pay the amount then due under the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:632 Liability of employer for failure to pay; attorney fees; good-faith exception
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§632. Liability of employer for failure to pay; attorney fees; good-faith exception A. Except as provided for in Subsection B of this Section, any employer who fails or refuses to comply with the provisions of R.S. 23:631 shall be liable to the employee either for ninety days wag…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:633 Payment twice monthly for certain occupations; penalty for violations
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§633. Payment twice monthly for certain occupations; penalty for violations A. It shall be the duty of each employer subject to this Section to inform his employees at the time of hire what wages they will be paid, the method in which they will be paid and the frequency of paymen…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:634 Contract forfeiting wages on discharge unlawful
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§634. Contract forfeiting wages on discharge unlawful A. No person, acting either for himself or as agent or otherwise, shall require any of his employees to sign contracts by which the employees shall forfeit their wages if discharged before the contract is completed or if the e…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:635 Assessment of fines against employees unlawful; exceptions
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§635. Assessment of fines against employees unlawful; exceptions No person, acting either for himself or as agent or otherwise, shall assess any fines against his employees or deduct any sum as fines from their wages. This Section shall not apply in cases where the employees wilf…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:636 Penalty for violations
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§636. Penalty for violations Whoever violates the provisions of R.S. 23:634 or R.S. 23:635, shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not less than thirty days nor more than three months.
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:637 Non-resident plantation owners; suits against for wages, etc.; venue; service of citation
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§637. Non-resident plantation owners; suits against for wages, etc.; venue; service of citation Mechanics, laborers and others doing work on plantations of non-resident proprietors may institute suit for recovery of their wages, labor, work or portion of the crop, as the case may…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:638 Payment under retirement or other benefit plans; discharge of insurer, trustee or employee
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§638. Payment under retirement or other benefit plans; discharge of insurer, trustee or employee A. Whenever payment or refund is made to any employee, former employee or his beneficiary or estate pursuant to a written retirement, death or other employee benefit plan or savings p…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:639 Venue in suits for past wages
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§639. Venue in suits for past wages In addition to all other locations and courts in which such suit may be appropriate, workmen, laborers, clerks, and all other employees may sue their employers or hirers for any wages or salary due and owing in the district court of the parish …
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:64 Repealed by Acts 1994, 3rd Ex
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§64. Repealed by Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 54, §2, eff. August 1, 1994.
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:64.1 Governing board
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§64.1. Governing board A. Each community action agency or private nonprofit organization shall administer its programs through a governing board which shall consist of from fifteen to thirty-one members who shall be selected by the community action agency or private nonprofit org…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:640 Fringe benefits payable under collective bargaining agreements
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§640. Fringe benefits payable under collective bargaining agreements Any and all amounts payable by employers under collective bargaining agreements with any labor organization for vacation, health and welfare, pension, apprenticeship and training, supplemental unemployment benef…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:641 Liability of publishers; employing agents' failure to pay wages or commissions of door to door solicitors
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§641. Liability of publishers; employing agents' failure to pay wages or commissions of door to door solicitors Upon proof that any distributor, wholesaler or local agent has failed in an obligation to tender payment in the form of wages or commissions to any door to door solicit…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:642 Setting minimum wage or employee benefits; prohibited
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§642. Setting minimum wage or employee benefits; prohibited A.(1) The Legislature of Louisiana finds that economic stability and growth are among the most important factors affecting the general welfare of the people of this state and are, therefore, among its own most important …
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:65 Financial assistance
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§65. Financial assistance A.(1) Louisiana Works shall allocate not less than ninety percent of the annual allocations of funds available under the Community Services Block Grant to: (a) Political subdivisions. (b) Community action agencies. (c) Nonprofit private community organiz…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:651 Definitions
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§651. Definitions (1) "Plan" shall mean any arrangement, agreement, contract, plan, system or trust whereby a participant acquires an enforceable right to retirement income or other compensation where payment is deferred until the termination of employment or thereafter, regardle…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:652 Designation form
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§652. Designation form (1) Any designation form permitted by a plan shall be valid for the purpose of naming a beneficiary, or selecting the mode of payment of plan benefits, or both. (2) A designation form need not be in testamentary form, nor authentic form, nor in any form oth…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:653 Application
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§653. Application The provisions of R.S. 23:651, R.S. 23:652, and R.S. 23:653 shall apply to designation forms executed before, on, or after the effective date, and does not invalidate any designation form executed prior to the effective date. Added by Acts 1976, No. 494, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:66 Louisiana Works, administrative rules
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§66. Louisiana Works, administrative rules A. Louisiana Works may adopt rules consistent with the purpose of this Part not specifically covered in this Part. Such rules shall be made and promulgated in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:95…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:661 Short title; citation
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§661. Short title; citation This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Louisiana Equal Pay for Women Act". Acts 2013, No. 374, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:662 Declaration of public policy
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§662. Declaration of public policy The public policy of this state is that a woman who performs public service for the state is entitled to be paid the same compensation for her service as is paid to a man who performs the same kind, grade and quality of service, and a distinctio…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:663 Definitions
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§663. Definitions As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the definitions ascribed in this Section unless the context indicates otherwise: (1) "Commission" means the Louisiana Commission on Human Rights. (2) "Employee" means any female individual who is employed t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:664 Prohibited acts
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§664. Prohibited acts A. No employer may discriminate against an employee on the basis of sex by paying wages to an employee at a rate less than that paid within the same agency to another employee of a different sex for the same or substantially similar work on jobs in which the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:665 Complaint procedure
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§665. Complaint procedure A. An employee who in good faith believes that her employer is in violation of this Chapter shall submit written notice of the alleged violation to the employer. An employer who receives such written notice from an employee shall have sixty days from rec…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:666 Damages
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§666. Damages A. An employer who violates the provisions of this Chapter shall be liable to the affected employees in the amount of the employee's unpaid wages and reasonable attorney fees and costs. B. The award of monetary relief shall be limited to those violations which have …
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:667 Limitation of actions
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§667. Limitation of actions A. Any action filed in the Nineteenth Judicial District Court to recover unpaid wages or any other form of relief for a violation of this Chapter shall be commenced within one year of the date that an employee is aware or should have been aware that th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:668 Records to be kept by employers
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§668. Records to be kept by employers An employer subject to this Chapter shall create and preserve records reflecting the name, address, and position of each employee, and all wages paid to each employee. These records shall be preserved for a period of not less than three years…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:669 Supplemental application
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§669. Supplemental application This Chapter is supplemental and is not intended to supercede any provision provided for in Chapter 3-A of this Title, the "Louisiana Employment Discrimination Act", which prohibits discrimination based upon sex regardless of whether the employer is…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:67 Repealed by Acts 1994, 3rd Ex
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§67. Repealed by Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 54, §2, eff. August 1, 1994.
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:691 Maximum interest rate; penalty for violations
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§691. Maximum interest rate; penalty for violations No person shall, whether for his own account or for that of any other person, advance money to any one of his employees at a greater rate of interest than eight percent per annum. This provision shall not apply to financial inst…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:7 Access to books, accounts, records, etc
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§7. Access to books, accounts, records, etc. The secretary or any duly authorized representative of the department shall, for the purpose of examination, have access to and the right to copy any book, account, record, payroll, paper, document, or electronic file relating to the e…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:71 Legislative intent and public policy
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§71. Legislative intent and public policy A. The legislature finds and declares that in order for our state government to make better policy decisions in the focus and expenditure of public funds for workforce development, it must have a complete picture of our labor market, incl…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:72 Definitions
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§72. Definitions For purposes of this Part, the following terms shall have the following meanings ascribed to them: (1) "Conference" shall mean the Occupational Forecasting Conference as provided in R.S. 23:76. (2) "Council" shall mean the Louisiana Workforce Investment Council a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:73 Comprehensive labor market information system
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§73. Comprehensive labor market information system A.(1) The council shall advise and direct on the development and content of a comprehensive labor market information system. The information provided, to the extent practicable, shall reflect the state's overall training and educ…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:731 Assignment of earnings
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§731. Assignment of earnings A. A voluntary sale, transfer, or assignment of earnings executed by a person is not enforceable against his employer unless the employer consents thereto in writing. However, if the sale, transfer, or assignment is for the purpose of fulfilling a cur…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:74 Customer information
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§74. Customer information For the customer information component of the system, there shall be a user-friendly formatted inventory of available training opportunities and, to the extent possible, employment opportunities. This component of the system shall be available for access…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:75 Data dashboard; data exchange agreements; data distribution; personal identification
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§75. Data dashboard; data exchange agreements; data distribution; personal identification prohibited A. For the data dashboard information component of the system, there shall be user-friendly formatted, objective factual performance information on training programs, including st…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:76 Forecasting
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§76. Forecasting A. For the forecasting information component of the system, there shall be information on projected workforce growth, job growth, and demand. The workforce, job growth, and demand information shall also reflect occupational information related to those targeted c…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:77 Workforce system information technology; principles and information sharing
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§77. Workforce system information technology; principles and information sharing A. The following principles shall guide the development and management of workforce system information resources: (1) Workforce system entities shall be committed to information sharing. (2) Cooperat…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:78 Workforce information systems
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§78. Workforce information systems The department shall implement, subject to legislative appropriation, automated information systems that are necessary for the efficient and effective operation and management of the workforce development system. These information systems shall …