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LA Rev Stat § 23:531 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§531. Assistant secretary of office of state fire marshal, code enforcement and building safety to make rules

RS 531 - Assistant secretary of office of state fire marshal, code enforcement and building safety to make rules A. The assistant secretary of the office of state fire marshal, code enforcement and building safety of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, hereinafter in this Chapter referred to as the assistant secretary, shall have the exclusive power to investigate, and to promulgate rules and regulations for the proper construction, installation, repair, use, operation, and safety of boilers in this state and to issue orders for the enforcement of such rules and regulations as well as any provisions of law affecting boilers. B. The rules and regulations so formulated shall conform as nearly as practicable to the boiler construction code of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). Boilers and pressure vessels requiring ASME Code stamping by the owner, user, or fabricator in shop or field fabrication, assembly, modification, or repair shall be inspected in accordance with the ASME Code and national board standards. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 239, §1. Amended by Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 8, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1395, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 23:532 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§532. Adoption, amendment, or repeal of regulations; effective date

RS 532 - Adoption, amendment, or repeal of regulations; effective date A. Before any rule or regulation is adopted, amended, or repealed, a public hearing or opportunity to be heard thereon by the public shall be given, of which ten days' notice shall be given in one or more newspapers of general circulation in the state. Such rules and regulations shall become effective after publication in one or more newspapers of general circulation in the state, or at such later time as the assistant secretary may fix, and shall thereafter have the force and effect of law. B. No rule, regulation or amendment thereto applying to the construction of new boilers, or raising the standards governing the method of construction of new boilers or the quality of material used in them, shall become effective to prevent the installation of such until six months after publication. Amended by Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 8, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 23:533 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§533. Printing of laws, rules, and regulations

RS 533 - Printing of laws, rules, and regulations The assistant secretary shall cause to be printed for distribution to the public, the text of this Part, rules and regulations, and any other matter he deems relevant and suitable, and shall furnish the same to any person upon application therefor. Amended by Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 8, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 23:534 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§534. Duties of assistant secretary

RS 534 - Duties of assistant secretary The assistant secretary shall: (1) Employ and compensate, with the approval of the governor, inspectors and other assistants and employees as he may deem necessary for the exercise of the powers and the performance of the duties prescribed in this Part. (2) Have free access for himself or authorized representatives to any premises in the state where a boiler is being constructed, installed, or operated, for the purpose of ascertaining whether such boiler is built, repaired, installed, or operated in accordance with the provisions of this Part. (3) Prosecute all violators of the provisions of this Part. (4) Issue, suspend, or revoke inspection certificates allowing boilers to be operated, as provided in this Part. (5) Draw upon the state treasurer for funds necessary to meet any expense authorized by this Part which, in addition to the salaries of employees, shall include necessary traveling expenses and the expenses incident to the maintenance of any offices required in the state. (6) Enforce the laws governing the use of boilers and to enforce the rules and regulations of the assistant secretary. (7) Keep a complete record of the type, dimensions, age, condition, pressure allowed upon, location, and date of the last inspection, of all boilers to which this Part applies. Amended by Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 8, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1395, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 23:537 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§537. Certificates of inspection; fees; issuance and suspension

RS 537 - Certificates of inspection; fees; issuance and suspension A.(1) If, upon inspection, a boiler is found to be suitable and to conform to the rules and regulations of the assistant secretary, he shall issue to the owner or user thereof an inspection certificate specifying the maximum pressure which the boiler may be allowed to carry. (2) A fee of twenty dollars shall be charged by the assistant secretary for the issuance of each inspection certificate, which shall be valid for not more than fourteen months from its date. A fee of forty dollars shall be charged for a certificate issued relative to an extension of internal inspection, and when inspection frequencies may be extended to two years for certain boilers. A fee of two hundred dollars shall be charged by the assistant secretary for the issuance of each inspection certificate valid for a time period not to exceed five years as permitted by R.S. 23:536(A). (3) The inspection certificate shall be posted under glass in the room containing the boiler. In the case of a potable boiler, the certificate shall likewise be posted in a metal container fastened to a machine or tool box accompanying the boiler. No inspection certificate issued for a boiler inspected by a special inspector shall be valid after the boiler for which it was issued ceases to be insured by an authorized insurance company. B. The assistant secretary or his representative may at any time suspend an inspection certificate when, in his opinion, the boiler for which it was issued cannot continue to be operated without menace to the public safety, or when the boiler does not comply with the rules issued hereunder. The suspension of an inspection certificate shall continue in effect until the boiler has been made to conform to the rules and regulations of the assistant secretary governing the use of boilers, and until the inspection certificate has been reinstated. C. The boiler inspection certificate fee provided for in this Section is intended to cover the cost of the issuance of the said certificates and the same shall be retained and disbursed by the assistant secretary. Amended by Acts 1966, No. 258, §1; Acts 1968, No. 436, §1; Acts 1980, No. 485, §1; Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 8, §1; Acts 1986, No. 1011, §1; Acts 1995, No. 43, §1; Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 90, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 23:538 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§538. Operation of boiler without inspection certificate; penalty

RS 538 - Operation of boiler without inspection certificate; penalty The operation of a boiler without an inspection certificate, or at a pressure exceeding that specified in such inspection certificate shall constitute a misdemeanor on the part of the owner, user or operator thereof punishable by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or imprisonment for not less than ten days, nor more than ninety days, or both. Each day of such unlawful operation shall constitute a separate offense.
LA Rev Stat § 23:539 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§539. Installation of boilers

RS 539 - Installation of boilers A. No boiler shall be installed after six months from the date upon which the rules and regulations formulated by the assistant secretary governing new installations shall have become effective, unless the boiler conforms to such rules and regulations. B. All boilers installed and ready for use, or being used, before the six months shall have elapsed, shall be made to conform to the rules and regulations of the assistant secretary governing existing installations, and the formulas therein prescribed shall be used in determining the maximum allowable working pressure therefor. C. All boilers to be installed after six months from the date upon which the rules and regulations of the assistant secretary shall become effective, shall be inspected during construction by an inspector authorized to inspect boilers in this state or, if constructed outside the state, by an inspector holding a certificate from the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors, or a certificate of authority from the assistant secretary, which may be issued by him to any inspector who holds a certificate of authority to inspect boilers from a state which has adopted boiler rules that require standards of construction and operation substantially equal to those of this state. Amended by Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 8, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 23:540 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§540. Exemptions from provisions

RS 540 - Exemptions from provisions  A. The provisions of this Part shall not be construed as in any way preventing the use or sale of boilers which have been installed or in use in this state prior to July 7, 1938, and which have been made to conform to the rules and regulations of the assistant secretary governing existing installations, as provided in R.S. 23:539.  B. The provisions of this Part are not applicable to any of the following:  (1) Boilers subject to inspection by any department or agency of the federal government.  (2) Air tanks located on vehicles used for transporting passengers or freight.  (3) Boilers of steam fire engines brought into the state for temporary use in times of emergency.  (4) Portable boilers used for agricultural purposes only. purposes located in any private home.  (5) Steam heating boilers carrying not more than fifteen pounds pressure used exclusively for noncommercial purposes located in any private home.  (6) Potable water boilers below one hundred twenty gallon capacity and less than two hundred thousand BTUs (British Thermal Units).  (7) Hot water heating and supply boilers used exclusively for noncommercial purposes located in any private home.  (8) Boilers located in any private home.  Amended by Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 8, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1395, §1; Acts 2016, No. 574, §1; Acts 2020, No. 68, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 23:541 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§541. Fees for inspection

RS 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 boilers $ 35.00  (3) Power boilers  External Internal  (a) 100 sq. ft. or less  heating surface $ 20.00 $ 50.00  (b) Over 100 sq. ft. and  not exceeding 1000   sq. ft. heating surface $ 35.00 $ 75.00  (c) Over 1000 sq. ft.  heating surface $ 70.00 $ 150.00  (4) Electric boilers $ 30.00 $ 50.00  (5) Coil-type steam generators $ 50.00  (6) Special inspections  (a) $300.00 and expenses   for up to one-half day $ 250.00*  (b) $600.00 and expenses   for one day $ 500.00*  (7) Quality control program   reviews  (a) Boiler and pressure vessel  manufacturers and repair  organizations  (1) $250.00 and expenses   for up to one-half day  (2) $400.00 and expenses   for one day  (b) Safety valve assembly and  repair organizations  (1) $250.00 and expenses   for up to one-half day  (2) $400.00 and expenses   for one day  (8) Nuclear surveys (a)$250.00 and expenses for up to  one-half day (b)$500.00 and expenses for one day  B. Failure to pay any of the inspection fees herein provided within thirty days from the date of the inspection will subject the owner or user, or the person requesting the special inspection, as the case may be, to a penalty of twenty-five per centum of the original amount of the inspection fee.  C. The fees for inspection provided for in this Section are intended to defray the cost of employment of boiler and pressure vessel inspectors and the same shall be retained and disbursed by the assistant secretary for this purpose.  D. Any provision herein contained or in other laws to the contrary notwithstanding, the provisions of this Section shall not be applicable to commercial potable-water boilers of fifty gallon capacity or less.  E. The manufacturer of a boiler or pressure vessel required by this Part to be inspected shall pay to the assistant secretary an inspection fee for the ASME, or National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors "Shop Reviews for Certificate of Authorization", or both, in the amount of one thousand five hundred dollars per location review.  Amended by Acts 1968, No. 437, §1; Acts 1975, No. 240, §1; Acts 1980, No. 446, §1; Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 8, §1; Acts 1986, No. 1011, §1; Acts 1999, No. 346, §1, eff. June 16, 1999; Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 90, §1.  *As appears in enrolled bill.
LA Rev Stat § 23:542 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§542. Fidelity bonds of employees

RS 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 secretary as a necessary administrative expense. Amended by Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 8, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 23:543 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§543. Installation, moving, or reinstallation of power boilers, steam heating, or hot water boilers; licensing; examination; fees

RS 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 boilers in this state shall be licensed by the assistant secretary to perform such work. Each such person, firm, or corporation shall be required to have a single license and shall not be required to license individual employees. B. The annual license fee shall be seventy-five dollars payable prior to issuance of such license, and on or before January thirty-first of each year. C. Every person, firm, or corporation engaged in the installation of power boilers, steam heating, or hot water heating boilers shall, before a license is issued by the assistant secretary, pass a written examination administered by the chief boiler inspector. Each such person, firm, or corporation shall be required to have a single license and shall not be required to license individual employees. D. The fee for this examination shall be fifty dollars, payable at the time of examination. Acts 1988, No. 382, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1395, §1; Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 90, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 23:544 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§544. Application for installation, moving, or reinstallation of a boiler, except in New Orleans; fee

RS 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 perform such work and shall submit an application to the chief boiler inspector. The application shall list the location of the boiler, the date installation is to be completed, the trade name of the boiler, the type of boiler, and the manufacturer's and National Board's identifying number. B. This application for permit to install, move, or reinstall a boiler shall be accompanied by a permit fee of twenty-five dollars. Acts 1988, No. 382, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1395, §1; Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 90, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 23:545 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§545. Penalties

RS 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 more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. Each violation hereunder shall constitute a separate offense. Acts 1988, No. 382, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 23:546 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§546. Disposition of fees

RS 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., No. 90, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 23:632 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§632. Liability of employer for failure to pay; attorney fees; good-faith exception

RS 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 wages at the employee's daily rate of pay, or else for full wages from the time the employee's demand for payment is made until the employer shall pay or tender the amount of unpaid wages due to such employee, whichever is the lesser amount of penalty wages. B. When the court finds that an employer’s dispute over the amount of wages due was in good faith, but the employer is subsequently found by the court to owe the amount in dispute, the employer shall be liable only for the amount of wages in dispute plus judicial interest incurred from the date that the suit is filed. If the court determines that the employer’s failure or refusal to pay the amount of wages owed was not in good faith, then the employer shall be subject to the penalty provided for in Subsection A of this Section. C. Reasonable attorney fees shall be allowed the laborer or employee by the court which shall be taxed as costs to be paid by the employer, in the event a well-founded suit for any unpaid wages whatsoever be filed by the laborer or employee after three days shall have elapsed from time of making the first demand following discharge or resignation. Amended by Acts 1964, No. 422, §1; Acts 1977, No. 317, §1; Acts 2014, No. 750, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 23:633 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§633. Payment twice monthly for certain occupations; penalty for violations

RS 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 payment along with any subsequent changes thereto. Except as provided under Subsection B of this Section, any employer that fails to designate paydays must pay his employees on the first and sixteenth days of the month or as near as is practicable to those days. B. Every person, engaged in manufacturing of any kind, or engaged in boring for oil and in mining operations, employing ten or more employees, and every public service corporation, shall make full payment to employees for services performed no less than twice during each calendar month, which paydays shall be two weeks apart as near as is practicable, and such payment or settlement shall include all amounts due for labor or services performed during any such payroll period and shall be payable no later than the payday at the conclusion of the next payroll period, provided that, except in cases of public service corporations, this Section shall not apply to the clerical force or to salesmen. C. For purposes of this Section, the term "employee" does not include any individual employed in a bona fide executive, administrative, supervisory, or professional capacity or any employee considered exempt pursuant to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. D. Employers shall post, in the same location where they post other employee notices required by state or federal laws, a notice provided by the Louisiana Workforce Commission that states, as follows: "Your employer has a duty to inform you at the time of your hire what your wage rate will be, how often you will be paid and how you will be paid, and of any subsequent changes thereto. If your employer should, for reasons within his control, fail to pay you according to that agreement, you must first lodge a complaint with him. If no action is taken to resolve your complaint, you may report the violation to the office of workforce development within the Louisiana Workforce Commission." E. Whoever violates Subsection A or B of this Section shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than two hundred fifty dollars for each day's violation. A second such violation may, in addition to such fines, subject a person to imprisonment of not less than ten days. Acts 1990, No. 126, §1, eff. July 1, 1990; Acts 2004, No. 601, §1; Acts 2008, No. 743, §7, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2014, No. 417, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 23:634 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§634. Contract forfeiting wages on discharge unlawful

RS 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 employees resign their employment before the contract is completed; but in all such cases the employees shall be entitled to the wages actually earned up to the time of their discharge or resignation. B. Nothing in Subsection A of this Section or in R.S. 23:631(A) shall prohibit an employer from requiring an applicant for employment who becomes an employee or an employee, provided the employee is compensated at a rate equivalent to not less than one dollar above the existing federal minimum wage and is not a part-time or seasonal employee as defined in R.S. 23:1021, to sign a contract providing that the costs of such individual's preemployment medical examination or drug test may be withheld from his wages if he resigns within ninety working days from his first day of work, and, upon resignation, withholding such costs, unless such resignation is attributable to a substantial change made to the employment by the employer as applied in the Louisiana Employment Security Law. Acts 1997, No. 1398, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 23:635 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§635. Assessment of fines against employees unlawful; exceptions

RS 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 wilfully or negligently damage goods or works, or in cases where the employees wilfully or negligently damage or break the property of the employer, or in cases where the employee is convicted or has pled guilty to the crime of theft of employer funds, but in such cases the fines shall not exceed the actual damage done. Acts 2001, No. 768, §1.