December
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
November
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October
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September
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August
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July
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June
Employment and Discrimination
Bill
House Bill 988
Summary
Provides that no state employer shall subject an employee or prospective employee to negative employment consequences based solely on a positive drug test for marijuana, marijuana components, including tetrahydrocannabinols, or marijuana metabolites if the employee or prospective employee has been clinically diagnosed as suffering from a debilitating medical condition and a licensed physician has recommended marijuana for therapeutic use by the employee in accordance with R.S. 40:1046.
Enacted
06/18/2022
Effective Date
06/22/2022
Topics
Industry: Public_employer
Parental Leave
Bill
House Bill 980
Summary
Provides for qualification for the state employee leave transfer program; defines leave recipient as a full time employee of an employing agency who has a need to receive annual, sick, or compensatory leave from the pool leave account of his employing agency and who meets one of the specified qualifying circumstances, including a catastrophic illness or serious injury of the employee or specified family members of the employee and/or when the employee experiences the birth or adoption of a child.
Enacted
06/18/2022
Effective Date
06/22/2022
Topics
Industry: Public_employer
Supplemental Pay
Bill
House Bill 918
Summary
Relates to supplemental pay for certain law enforcement officers; provides relative to prior service for purposes of the period of service requirement; provides relative to disbursement of funds; provides for the board of review; provides relative to eligibility for supplemental pay.
Enacted
06/18/2022
Effective Date
06/22/2022
Topics
Industry: Public_employer
Medical Marijuana
Bill
House Bill 553
Summary
Relates to suitability requirements for persons associated with production of therapeutic marijuana; provides for definitions; prohibits government agencies from conducting suitability investigations as a requirement for licensure to produce therapeutic marijuana; requires employees of contractors to submit to criminal background checks; permits contractors to conduct background checks as a condition of employment.
Enacted
06/18/2022
Effective Date
06/22/2022
Topics
Employer_Obligations: Background_checks; Employment_relations: Prospective_employee;
Industry: Marijuana
Hair Discrimination
Bill
House Bill 1083
Summary
Relatives to discrimination; to provide relative to discrimination based on hairstyle; provides relative to discrimination in education, employment, public accommodations, and housing opportunities; provides for definitions.
Enacted
06/16/2022
Effective Date
08/01/2022
Topics
Prohibited_Practices: Discrimination, Hairstyles
Nursing Homes
Bill
House Bill 933
Summary
Relates to nursing homes licensed by the Louisiana Department of Health; provides for emergency preparedness among nursing homes; provides requirements and standards for nursing home emergency preparedness plans; provides procedures for and schedules by which nursing homes shall develop and submit such plans; provides for duties of the Louisiana Department of Health and local offices of emergency preparedness with respect to nursing home emergency preparedness.
Enacted
06/16/2022
Effective Date
06/16/2022
Topics
Employer_Obligations: Emergency, Policy_requirement; Industry: Nursing_homes
Exceptions to Hiring Prohibition
Bill
House Bill 334
Summary
Relates to employment of nonlicensed persons with certain healthcare providers; relates to the role of peer support specialists in behavioral health settings; authorizes the employment by licensed behavioral health services providers of peer support specialists who have been convicted of certain offenses; provides conditions for the employment of such persons; provides for administrative rulemaking by the Louisiana Department of Health.
Enacted
04/15/2022
Effective Date
08/01/2022
Topics
Employment_relations: Peer_support_special; Industry: Behavioral_health
May
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April
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March
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February
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January
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