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LA Rev Stat § 23:258 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§258. Travelling theatrical companies; application of provisions

RS 258 - Travelling theatrical companies; application of provisions  The provisions of this Part shall not be construed as preventing a minor under sixteen years of age employed by a travelling theatrical company, from taking part in a play or musical comedy produced by such company in a theatre wherein not more than eight performances are given in any one week, (except in a week in which a national or state holiday occurs when nine weekly performances may be given), if a special permit for such employment is obtained from the secretary by the manager of the theatre in which the minor is to appear. This permit shall be issued only if the minor holds a certificate from the state or city where the minor resides permitting his appearance in theatrical performances, and if the secretary is of the opinion that the employment in such performances is not detrimental to the health or morals of the minor.  Acts 1989, No. 731, §2, eff. July 8, 1989; Acts 2008, No. 743, §7.
LA Rev Stat § 23:271 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§271. REPEALED BY ACTS 1992, NO. 445, §1.

RS 271 - REPEALED BY ACTS 1992, NO. 445, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 23:272 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§272. REPEALED BY ACTS 1992, NO. 445, §1.

RS 272 - REPEALED BY ACTS 1992, NO. 445, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 23:273 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§273. REPEALED BY ACTS 1992, NO. 445, §1.

RS 273 - REPEALED BY ACTS 1992, NO. 445, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 23:274 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§274. REPEALED BY ACTS 1992, NO. 445, §1.

RS 274 - REPEALED BY ACTS 1992, NO. 445, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 23:291.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§291.1. Certificate of employability

RS 291.1 - Certificate of employability  A.(1) Any judge presiding over a reentry division of court created pursuant to R.S. 13:5401 shall issue a temporary certificate of employability to an offender under the intensive supervision of the reentry division of court.  (2) Any judge presiding over a reentry division of court created pursuant to R.S. 13:5401 shall issue a permanent certificate of employability to an offender who has successfully completed his sentence under R.S. 13:5401.  B.(1) A temporary certificate of employability shall be deemed null and void if the offender fails to successfully complete his sentence under R.S. 13:5401 and is revoked from probation.  (2) A certificate of employability shall be deemed null and void if the offender is convicted of any felony offense subsequent to the issuance of the certificate of employability.  C. Any employer, general contractor, premises owner, or other third party shall not be subject to a cause of action for negligent hiring of or failing to adequately supervise an offender certified to be employed due to damages or injury caused by that employee or independent contractor solely because that employee or independent contractor has been previously convicted of a criminal offense.  D. Nothing in this Subsection shall affect the vicarious liability of the employer pursuant to Civil Code Article 2320.  E. The provisions of this Section shall not supersede the provisions of R.S. 17:15.  Acts 2016, No. 538, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 23:291.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§291.2. Criminal history; hiring decisions

RS 291.2 - Criminal history; hiring decisions  A. Unless otherwise provided by law, when making a hiring decision, an employer shall not request or consider an arrest record or charge that did not result in a conviction, if such information is received in the course of a background check.  B. When considering other types of criminal history records, an employer shall make an individual assessment of whether an applicant's criminal history record has a direct and adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job that may justify denying the applicant the position. When making this assessment, an employer shall consider all of the following:  (1) The nature and gravity of the offense or conduct.  (2) The time that has elapsed since the offense, conduct, or conviction.  (3) The nature of the job sought.  C. Upon written request by the applicant an employer shall make available to the applicant any background check information used during the hiring process.  Acts 2021, No. 406, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 23:301 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§301. Short title

RS 301 - Short title This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Louisiana Employment Discrimination Law". Acts 1997, No. 1409, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 1997.
LA Rev Stat § 23:303 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§303. Civil suits authorized

RS 303 - Civil suits authorized A. A plaintiff who has a cause of action against an employer, employment agency, or labor organization for a violation of this Chapter may file a civil suit in a district court seeking compensatory damages, back pay, benefits, reinstatement, or if appropriate, front pay, reasonable attorney fees, and court costs. In such a suit, the venue shall be the district court in the parish in which the alleged violation occurred. B. A plaintiff found by a court to have brought a frivolous claim under this Chapter shall be held liable to the defendant for reasonable damages incurred as a result of the claim, reasonable attorney fees, and court costs. C. A plaintiff who believes he or she has been discriminated against, and who intends to pursue court action shall give the person who has allegedly discriminated written notice of this fact at least thirty days before initiating court action, shall detail the alleged discrimination, and both parties shall make a good faith effort to resolve the dispute prior to initiating court action. D. Any cause of action provided in this Chapter shall be subject to a prescriptive period of one year. However, this one-year period shall be suspended during the pendency of any administrative review or investigation of the claim conducted by the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or the Louisiana Commission on Human Rights. No suspension authorized pursuant to this Subsection of this one-year prescriptive period shall last longer than six months. E. Notwithstanding Subsection D of this Section, there shall be no interruption of prescription resulting from a plaintiff's giving or failing to give the notice required in Subsection C of this Section. Acts 1999, No. 1366, §1; Acts 2008, No. 793, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 23:311 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§311. Application

RS 311 - Application The prohibitions of this Part shall be limited to individuals who are at least forty years of age. Acts 1997, No. 1409, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, No. 1366, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 23:313 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§313. Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 1366, §2.

RS 313 - Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 1366, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 23:314 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§314. Notices to be posted

RS 314 - Notices to be posted Every employer, employment agency, and labor organization shall post and keep posted in conspicuous places upon its premises a notice, to be prepared by the Louisiana Workforce Commission, setting forth information the commission deems appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this Part. Acts 1997, No. 1409, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 1997; Acts 2008, No. 743, §7, eff. July 1, 2008.
LA Rev Stat § 23:315 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§315. Reserved]

§§315 - 320. [Reserved]
LA Rev Stat § 23:321 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§321. Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 1366, §2.

RS 321 - Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 1366, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 23:322 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§322. Definitions

RS 322 - Definitions  For the purposes of this Part, the following terms shall have the following meanings ascribed to them:  (1) "Adaptive devices" means any items utilized to compensate for a physical or mental impairment, including but not limited to braces or other supports, wheelchairs, talking boards, hearing aids, corrective devices, corrective lenses, or seeing eye dogs.  (2) "Direct threat" means a significant risk to the health or safety of the individual or others that cannot be eliminated by reasonable accommodation.  (3) "Person with a disability" means any person who has a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more of the major life activities, or has a record of such an impairment, or is regarded as having such an impairment.  (4) "Discrimination" shall include unreasonable segregation or separation.  (5) "Essential functions" means the fundamental job duties of the employment position the person with a disability holds or desires. "Essential functions" does not include the marginal functions of the position.  (6) "Impairment" means an intellectual disability, any physical or physiological disorder or condition, or prior mental disorder or condition, but, at the discretion of the employer, may not include chronic alcoholism or any other form of active drug addiction, any cosmetic disfigurement, or an anatomical loss of body systems.  (7) "Major life activities" means functions such as caring for one's self, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, and working.  (8) "Otherwise qualified person with a disability" means a person with a disability who, with reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of the employment position that such person holds or desires.  (9) "Reasonable accommodation" means an adjustment or modification to a known physical limitation of an otherwise qualified person with a disability which would not impose an undue hardship on the employer. This shall not require an employer to spend more for architectural modifications than that amount now allowed as a federal tax deduction. However, "reasonable accommodation" shall not be construed to impose on any private sector employer, unless otherwise required by law or under any contract with a federal, state, or local governmental body or subdivision, any additional costs in the hiring or the promotion of a person with a disability. Undue hardship is determined on a case-by-case basis taking into account all of the following:  (a) The employee or applicant for which accommodation is to be made.  (b) The specific disability of employee or applicant.  (c) The essential job duties of the position.  (d) The working environment.  Acts 1997, No. 1409, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 1997; Acts 2014, No. 811, §12, eff. June 23, 2014.
LA Rev Stat § 23:324 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§324. Defenses

RS 324 - Defenses A. It may be a defense to a charge of discrimination under this Part that an alleged application of qualification standards, tests, or selection criteria that screen out or tend to screen out or otherwise deny a job or benefit to a person with a disability has been shown to be job-related and consistent with business necessity, and such performance cannot be accomplished by reasonable accommodation, as required under this Part. B. The term "qualification standards" may include a requirement that an individual shall not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of himself or other individuals in the workplace. Acts 1997, No. 1409, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 1997; Acts 2014, No. 811, §12, eff. June 23, 2014.
LA Rev Stat § 23:325 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§325. Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 1366, §2.

RS 325 - Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 1366, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 23:326 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§326. Reserved]

§§326 - 330. [Reserved]
LA Rev Stat § 23:331 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§331. Veterans

RS 331 - Veterans A. It shall be unlawful discrimination in employment to discharge, otherwise discipline, threaten to discharge, or threaten to discipline any veteran for taking time away from work to attend medical appointments necessary to meet the requirements to receive his veterans benefits. B. The veteran shall verify his attendance of the medical appointment, if requested by his employer, by presenting a bill, receipt, or excuse from the medical provider. C. If a veteran is discharged, disciplined, or has received a threat of discharge or discipline for attending medical appointments as provided in this Section, he may take legal action pursuant to R.S. 29:38(D). D. For purposes of this Section, "veteran" shall mean any honorably discharged veteran of the armed forces of the United States including reserved components of the armed forces, the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard, the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service, and any other category of persons designated by the president in time of war or emergency. Acts 2013, No. 165, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 23:333 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§333. Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 1366, §2.

RS 333 - Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 1366, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 23:334 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§334. Affirmative action programs; applicable definition

RS 334 - Affirmative action programs; applicable definition Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever any employer in this state sponsors or initiates a program of affirmative action designed to cure or eradicate the effects of discrimination in employment, and the intent of such program is to affect the recruitment, selection, appointment, promotion, or other personnel procedures or functions in a manner so as to insure equal employment opportunity for minorities, the term "minority" means a person who is a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States and who can establish by information contained on his birth certificate, by tribal records, or by other reliable records that he is any of the following: (1) Black: having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. (2) Hispanic: of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanish or Portuguese culture or origin, regardless of race. (3) Asian American: having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, or Pacific Islands. (4) American Indian or Alaskan Native: having origins in any of the original peoples of North America. Acts 1997, No. 1409, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 1997.
LA Rev Stat § 23:335 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§335. Reserved]

§§335 - 340. [Reserved]
LA Rev Stat § 23:341 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§341. Application

RS 341 - Application  A. The provisions of this Part shall apply only to an employer who employs more than twenty-five employees within this state for each working day in each of twenty or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year.  B.(1) For purposes of this Part, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions are treated as any other temporary disability, except pregnancy-related conditions need not meet any definition of disability for the purposes of R.S. 23:342.  (2) Nothing in this Part shall be construed to require an employer to provide his employees with health insurance coverage for the medical costs of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. The inclusion in any such health insurance coverage of any provisions or coverage relating to medical costs of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions shall not be construed to require the inclusion of any other provisions or coverage, nor shall coverage of any related medical conditions be required by virtue of coverage of any medical costs of pregnancy, childbirth, or other related medical conditions.  C. The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to the awarding of a contract or subcontract for providing goods or services.  D. Nothing in this Part shall impair any obligation an employer may have under any local ordinance or state or federal law or regulation.  Acts 1997, No. 1409, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, No. 1366, §1; Acts 2021, No. 393, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 23:341.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§341.1. Definitions

RS 341.1 - Definitions  A. The terms defined in this Part are to be construed in accordance with federal laws regarding disability, and based on pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions.  B. For the purposes of this Part:  (1) "Applicant or employee with covered limitations" means an applicant for employment or an employee with medical needs causing limitations arising from pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, where such limitations are known to the employer.  (2) "Reasonable accommodation" may include but is not limited to the following:  (a) Making existing facilities used by employees readily accessible to and usable by an applicant or employee with covered limitations, provided the employer shall not be required to construct a permanent, dedicated space for expressing breast milk. Nothing in R.S. 23:342 exempts an employer from providing other reasonable accommodations.  (b) For an applicant or employee with covered limitations, providing scheduled and more frequent or longer compensated break periods; providing more frequent bathroom breaks; providing a private place, other than a bathroom stall, for the purpose of expressing breast milk; modifying food or drink policy; providing seating or allowing the employee to sit more frequently if the job requires the employee to stand; providing assistance with manual labor and limits on lifting; temporarily transferring the employee to a less strenuous or hazardous vacant position, if qualified; providing job restructuring or light duty, if available; acquiring or modifying equipment or devices necessary for performing essential job functions; or modifying work schedules.  (3) "Related medical condition" includes but is not limited to lactation or the need to express breast milk for up to one year after the child's birth and medical conditions related to pregnancy and childbirth.  (4) "Undue hardship" shall have the same meaning as the meaning given to it in 42 U.S.C. 12111 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended.  Acts 2021, No. 393, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 23:351 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§351. Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 1366, §2.

RS 351 - Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 1366, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 23:352 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§352. Prohibition of sickle cell trait discrimination; exceptions

RS 352 - Prohibition of sickle cell trait discrimination; exceptions A. It is unlawful for an employer to engage in any of the following practices: (1) Fail or refuse to hire, or to discharge, any individual or otherwise discriminate against any individual with respect to his compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, because such individual has sickle cell trait. (2) Limit, segregate, or classify his employees in any way which would deprive or tend to deprive any individual of employment opportunities, or otherwise adversely affect his status as an employee, because such individual has sickle cell trait. (3) Reduce the wage rate of any employee in order to comply with this Part. B. It is unlawful for an employment agency to fail to refer or refuse to refer for employment, or otherwise to discriminate against, any individual because such individual has sickle cell trait, or to classify or refer for employment any individual on the basis that such individual has sickle cell trait. C. It is unlawful for a labor organization to engage in any of the following practices: (1) Exclude or expel from its membership, or otherwise discriminate against, any individual because of sickle cell trait. (2) Limit, segregate, or classify its membership, or classify or fail to refer or refuse to refer for employment any individual in any way which would deprive or tend to deprive any individual of employment opportunities, or limit such employment opportunities, or otherwise adversely affect his status as an employee or as an applicant for employment, solely because such individual has sickle cell trait. (3) Cause or attempt to cause an employer to discriminate against an individual in violation of this Section. D. It is unlawful for an employer to discriminate against any of his employees or applicants for employment, for an employment agency to discriminate against any individual, or for a labor organization to discriminate against any member thereof or applicant for membership because such individual, member, or applicant for membership has opposed any practice made unlawful by this Section, or because the individual, member, or applicant for membership has made a charge, testified, assisted, or participated in any manner in an investigation, proceeding, or litigation under this Part. E. It is unlawful for an employer, labor organization, or employment agency to print or publish, or cause to be printed or published, any notice or advertisement relating to employment by such employer or membership in or any classification or referral for employment by such a labor organization, or relating to any classification or referral for employment by such employment agency indicating any preference, limitation, specification, or discrimination based on sickle cell trait. Acts 1997, No. 1409, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 1997.
LA Rev Stat § 23:353 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§353. Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 1366, §2.

RS 353 - Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 1366, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 23:354 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§354. Notices to be posted

RS 354 - Notices to be posted Every employer, employment agency, and labor organization shall post and keep posted in conspicuous places upon its premises a notice, to be prepared by the Louisiana Workforce Commission, setting forth information as the commission deems appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this Part. Acts 1997, No. 1409, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 1997; Acts 2008, No. 743, §7, eff. July 1, 2008.
LA Rev Stat § 23:369 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§369. Notices to be posted

RS 369 - Notices to be posted Every employer, employment agency, and labor organization shall post and keep posted in conspicuous places upon its premises a notice, to be prepared by the Louisiana Workforce Commission, setting forth information the commission deems appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this Part. Acts 2001, No. 330, §1; Acts 2008, No. 743, §7, eff. July 1, 2008.
LA Rev Stat § 23:371 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§371. REPEALED BY ACTS 1992, NO. 446, §1.

RS 371 - REPEALED BY ACTS 1992, NO. 446, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 23:372 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§372. REPEALED BY ACTS 1992, NO. 446, §1.

RS 372 - REPEALED BY ACTS 1992, NO. 446, §1.