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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:3. Employees; performance evaluations; salaries and expenses

RS 23:3 - Employees; performance evaluations; salaries and expenses
The secretary shall, with the consent of the governor, appoint such assistants, such heads of divisions or bureaus, and such inspectors, statisticians, accountants, attorneys, and other employees as may be deemed necessary for the exercise of the powers and the performance of the duties of the commission. The secretary or a person designated by him shall develop a system of annual performance evaluations for all officers and employees of the commission based on measurable job tasks. The salaries of such officers and employees of the commission shall be fixed by the secretary, with the approval of the governor. All officers and employees of the commission shall receive from the state their necessary and actual expenses while traveling on the business of the commission, either within or without the state.
Acts 2008, No. 743, §2, eff. July 1, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:4. Divisions of the commission

RS 23:4 - Divisions of the commission
In addition to divisions, bureaus, boards, and commissions established within the commission by law, the secretary, with the approval of the governor, may establish any division or bureau deemed advisable for the administration or enforcement of any law with which he is charged. The secretary may combine or consolidate the activities of two or more divisions or bureaus of the commission, or provide for the establishment of any other when such action is deemed advisable for the more efficient and economical administration of the work and duties of the commission.
Acts 1989, No. 512, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 1992, No. 447, §1, eff. June 20, 1992; Acts 2008, No. 743, §2, eff. July 1, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:5. Right of entry

RS 23:5 - Right of entry
The secretary and his authorized representatives may enter any place of employment at any reasonable time for the purpose of collecting facts and statistics relating to the employment of workers, and of making inspections for the proper enforcement of all labor laws. No employer or owner shall refuse to admit the secretary or his authorized representatives to any place of employment.
Acts 2008, No. 743, §2, eff. July 1, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:7. Access to books, accounts, records, etc.

RS 23:7 - Access to books, accounts, records, etc.
The secretary or any duly authorized representative of the commission shall, for the purpose of examination, have access to and the right to copy any book, account, record, payroll, paper, or document relating to the employment of workers.
Acts 1989, No. 512, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 1992, No. 447, §1, eff. June 20, 1992; Acts 2008, No. 743, §2, eff. July 1, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:8. Rulemaking power

RS 23:8 - Rulemaking power
A. The secretary may make and prescribe reasonable rules and regulations for the use of safety devices, safeguards, and other protective means for the prevention of accidents and for protection against industrial or occupational diseases in places of employment. He may issue general orders applicable to employers and employees, for the enforcement of such rules and regulations, or other provisions of law.
B. Before any rule or regulation or general order is adopted, amended, or repealed, a public hearing shall be given. Not less than ten days before the hearing, a notice thereof shall be published in such newspapers as the secretary may prescribe. These rules and regulations shall be promptly published in such manner as the secretary, with the approval of the governor, shall deem desirable and shall take effect thirty days after their publication or at such later time as the secretary may fix.
C. Rules, regulations, or general orders relating to the installation of safety devices or other safeguards, and the use thereof, shall conform to approved practices in the industries and places of employment involved, or in industries and places of employment similar in character to those involved. The employer who is required to install a safety device, safeguard, or other means of protection may use and employ any device that is recognized, used, approved, and found effective by the best practice in the same or similar industry or places of employment; and the employer shall not be limited to the selection and use of any particular make or type of device or safeguard.
D. The publications herein directed or authorized shall be in newspapers published in the parishes where the industries or places of employment affected are located.
Acts 2008, No. 743, §2, eff. July 1, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:9. Application to the courts for aid

RS 23:9 - Application to the courts for aid
The secretary may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for aid in enforcement of all labor laws, rules, regulations, and lawful orders, and the court shall have jurisdiction to grant aid and equitable relief in such cases subject to the right of appeal by the party aggrieved.
Amended by Acts 1950, No. 278, §1; Acts 2008, No. 743, §2, eff. July 1, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:10. Court review

RS 23:10 - Court review
From any rule, regulation, or general order of the secretary an aggrieved party has the right to apply for relief to any court of competent jurisdiction and to institute appropriate legal proceedings to review such rule, regulation, or general order within thirty days from the date of the issuance thereof. The enforcement of such rule, regulation, or general order may be suspended by the court, at its discretion, during the pendency of the proceedings. All such cases shall be heard summarily by the court, and all appeals from judgments rendered therein shall be preference cases and shall be given the same priority and preference as cases in which the state is a party.
Acts 2008, No. 743, §2, eff. July 1, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:11. Power of secretary as to witnesses

RS 23:11 - Power of secretary as to witnesses
A. The secretary or any authorized representative of the commission may administer oaths, certify to official acts, issue subpoenas, compel the attendance of witnesses, and the production of papers, books, records, accounts, documents, and testimony, as in civil proceedings. Service of subpoena may be made by either the secretary or his designee or by the same parish officers as in civil proceedings.
B. In case of failure of any person to comply with any order of the secretary or any subpoena lawfully issued, or on the refusal of any witness to testify to any matter regarding which he may be lawfully interrogated, it is the duty of any court of competent jurisdiction, on application of the secretary or of any representative of the commission, to compel obedience by attachment proceedings for contempt.
Acts 1993, No. 612, §1, eff. June 15, 1993; Acts 2001, No. 1032, §9; Acts 2008, No. 743, §2, eff. July 1, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:12. Electronic digitized records; microfilm or microfiche records

RS 23:12 - Electronic digitized records; microfilm or microfiche records
The commission may utilize an imaging or electronic digitizing process capable of reproducing an unalterable image of the original source document, or any appropriate form of the microphotographic process, for recordation, filing, processing, and preservation of any records, forms, information, statements, transcriptions of proceedings, transcriptions of records, electronic recordings, letters, memoranda, and other documents and reports to maintain efficient management and processing of records and to conserve storage space in administration of this Title.
Acts 1997, No. 22, §1, eff. May 15, 1997; Acts 2008, No. 743, §2, eff. July 1, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:13. Employers' duty as to safety

RS 23:13 - Employers' duty as to safety
Every employer shall furnish employment which shall be reasonably safe for the employees therein. They shall furnish and use safety devices and safeguards, shall adopt and use methods and processes reasonably adequate to render such employment and the place of employment safe in accordance with the accepted and approved practice in such or similar industry or places of employment considering the normal hazard of such employment, and shall do every other thing reasonably necessary to protect the life, health, safety and welfare of such employees. Nothing in this Section shall apply to employment in private domestic service or to agricultural field occupations.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:14. Employers to furnish information; keeping of records

RS 23:14 - Employers to furnish information; keeping of records
A. Every employer shall furnish to the commission all information which the secretary or his representative may require. Every employer shall make true and specific answers to all questions submitted by the commission, orally or in writing, as required by the commission.
B. Every employer shall keep a true and accurate record of the name, address, and occupation of each person employed by him, of the daily and weekly hours worked by, and of the wages paid each pay period to each employee. These records shall be kept on file for at least one year after the date of the record.
Acts 1989, No. 512, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 1992, No. 447, §1, eff. June 20, 1992; Acts 2008, No. 743, §2, eff. July 1, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:15. Posting of labor laws

RS 23:15 - Posting of labor laws
Every employer shall keep conspicuously posted in or about the premises wherein any worker is employed, a printed copy or abstract of those labor laws which the secretary or may designate, in a form to be furnished by the secretary.
Acts 2008, No. 743, §2, eff. July 1, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:16. Penalties

RS 23:16 - Penalties
Any employer, employee, owner, or other person who violates any provisions of this Part, or fails or refuses to perform any duty lawfully enjoined within the time prescribed by the secretary or his authorized representative, for which no penalty has been specifically provided, or who fails, neglects, or refuses to obey within a reasonable time any lawful order given or made by the secretary or his authorized representative, or any judgment or decree made by any court, in connection with the provisions of this Part, on conviction, shall be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars for each offense, at the discretion of the court.
Acts 2008, No. 743, §2, eff. July 1, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:17. Integration of workforce development programs

RS 23:17 - Integration of workforce development programs
A. All job-training, employment, vocational rehabilitation services, independent living and blind services programs, and employment-related educational programs and functions, along with any federal, state, and local revenues that fund them, shall be integrated into the workforce development delivery system to the extent feasible, as determined by the secretary, under the authority of the commission through its office of workforce development, and all departments and agencies in which these programs are funded or operated shall cooperate with the commission to promptly effect this integration.
B. If monies are appropriated by the legislature to conduct a workforce facility condition assessment, service market data study/location analysis, and master plan, the secretary shall transfer such monies to the Louisiana Community and Technical College System to conduct such workforce facility condition assessment, service market data study/location analysis, and master plan to maximize the delivery of workforce training and services throughout the state.
Acts 2008, No. 743, §2, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2010, No. 939, §2, eff. July 1, 2010.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:18. Client accessibility

RS 23:18 - Client accessibility
The secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable under law, develop a uniform, statewide client application and enrollment process to determine an applicant's eligibility for workforce training and services funded through the office of workforce development.
Acts 2008, No. 743, §2, eff. July 1, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:19. Delegation of functions

RS 23:19 - Delegation of functions
The secretary shall, to the extent allowed under state or federal law, delegate all or part of the administration of a program integrated pursuant to R.S. 23:17 that is eligible for funding to a local workforce development board in an area in which a board has been certified and a local plan approved by the governor, or to another appropriate state or local entity in an area in which a local workforce development board has not been certified and a local plan approved by the governor. Acts 2008, No. 743, §2, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2015, No. 426, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:20. State and local planning process; local workforce development boards

RS 23:20 - State and local planning process; local workforce development boards
The secretary shall design and implement a state and local planning process for workforce training and services, including the certification of business/career solution centers and the chartering of local workforce development boards, provided through the programs under the jurisdiction of the office of workforce development.
Acts 2008, No. 743, §2, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2015, No. 426, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:33. Administration funding

RS 23:33 - Administration funding
Unless superseded by federal law, the commission may use an amount not to exceed twenty percent of the amount of funds available to the commission for workforce training and services to implement state-level responsibilities, including administration, research and planning, system design and development, and training and technical assistance.
Acts 2008, No. 743, §2, eff. July 1, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:41. Louisiana state board of boiler inspector examiners

RS 23:41 - Louisiana state board of boiler inspector examiners
There is created and established as part of the Louisiana Workforce Commission, the Louisiana State Board of Boiler Inspector Examiners.
Acts 1989, No. 512, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 1992, No. 447, §1, eff. June 20, 1992; Acts 2008, No. 743, §7, eff. July 1, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:42. Membership of board

RS 23:42 - Membership of board
This board shall consist of four members, one of whom shall be the chief inspector of the boiler inspection division, Louisiana Workforce Commission, and the other three shall be special inspectors holding commissions as inspectors of steam boilers issued by the Louisiana Workforce Commission.
Acts 1989, No. 512, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 1992, No. 447, §1, eff. June 20, 1992; Acts 2008, No. 743, §7, eff. July 1, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:43. Appointment; compensation

RS 23:43 - Appointment; compensation
All members of the board of boiler inspector examiners, except the chief inspector, shall be appointed by the secretary, and shall serve at his pleasure, without compensation.
Acts 2012, No. 811, §6, eff. July 1, 2012.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:44. Powers and duties

RS 23:44 - Powers and duties
The board of boiler inspector examiners shall conduct written examinations for all persons desiring to secure certificates of competency and commissions as boiler inspectors in this state. These examinations shall be held at such times and places as may be designated by the board, and shall be designed to test the applicant's knowledge of the construction, installation, maintenance and repair of steam boilers and their appurtenances.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:45. Examinations

RS 23:45 - Examinations
These examinations shall be given by the board to persons to be employed by any company authorized to insure boilers against explosions in this state, or inspectors of steam boilers employed by the boiler inspection division of the Louisiana Workforce Commission. Applicants must have had not less than three years experience in the design, construction, or operation of high pressure boilers as mechanical engineer, steam engineer, boilermaker, or boiler inspector. Persons holding certificates of competency as inspectors of steam boilers for states or cities having a standard of examination substantially equal to that of this state, or certificates as inspectors of steam boilers from the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors, shall not be required to take the examination.
Acts 1989, No. 512, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 1992, No. 447, §1, eff. June 20, 1992; Acts 2008, No. 743, §7, eff. July 1, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:46. Certificate of competency and commission as boiler inspector; identification cards

RS 23:46 - Certificate of competency and commission as boiler inspector; identification cards
A. Any person successfully passing the examination provided in R.S. 23:44 and 23:45 or who holds a certificate of competency as an inspector of boilers for a state or a city that has a standard of examination substantially equal to that of this state, or a certificate as an inspector of boilers from the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors, shall be certified to the secretary, who shall thereupon issue him a certificate of competency and commission as a boiler inspector and a concomitant identification card.
B. A fee of forty dollars shall be charged by the secretary for the issuance of the initial certificate of competency and commission along with an identification card denoting that the person whose name appears thereon has been issued such a certificate and is therefore a certified boiler inspector. A fee of twenty dollars shall be charged each year thereafter for renewal of the identification card.
C. The fees collected pursuant to this section shall be used to cover the cost of the printing, issuance and handling of said certificates of competency and commission and identification cards, and such fees shall be retained and disbursed by the secretary.
Amended by Acts 1974, No. 298, §1; Acts 1980, No. 484, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:47. Revocation of certificate and commission

RS 23:47 - Revocation of certificate and commission
Any certificate of competency and commission as a boiler inspector may be revoked by the secretary for misconduct, or untrustworthiness on the part of the holder thereof, or for wilful falsification of any matter or statement contained in his application, or in any report prepared by him; but the holder of the certificate of competency and commission shall first be entitled to a hearing before the secretary to show cause why such certificate and commission should not be revoked.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:48. Certificate of competency and commission and valid identification card required

RS 23:48 - Certificate of competency and commission and valid identification card required
No person shall perform or attempt to perform the work or duties of a boiler inspector unless he possesses a certificate of competency and commission and a valid identification card signifying such possession.
Amended by Acts 1974, No. 298, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:61. Purpose

RS 23:61 - 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 physical and mental well-being. To accomplish this purpose, the legislature enacts this Part for the purpose of establishing a procedure for the designation of community action agencies; fixing the responsibilities of community action agencies; defining community action programs; and establishing a formula for the allocation of community service block grant funds.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 818, §1, eff. Aug. 4, 1982.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:62. Definitions

RS 23:62 - 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 the parish governing authority.
(2) "Community action program" means a community based and operated program which provides services, assistance, and other activities of sufficient scope and size to give promise of progress toward the elimination of poverty in a community.
(3) "Low income" means a household income level established by the Louisiana Workforce Commission, after public hearings, below which an individual will be qualified for services delivered through a community action program.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 818, §1, eff. Aug. 4, 1982. Amended by Acts 1989, No. 512, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 1992, No. 447, §1, eff. June 20, 1992; Acts 2008, No. 743, §7, eff. July 1, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:64. Repealed by Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 54, §2, eff. August 1, 1994.

RS 23:64 - Repealed by Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 54, §2, eff. August 1, 1994.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:65. Financial assistance

RS 23:65 - Financial assistance
A.(1) The Louisiana Workforce Commission 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 organizations which meet the same board requirements current community action agencies must meet.
(d) Migrant or seasonal farm workers' organizations.
(2) In designating nonprofit private community organizations for grants, the Louisiana Workforce Commission shall give special consideration to any previous federal or state recognized community action agency.
B. The Louisiana Workforce Commission shall not expend more than five percent of the total annual allocation to the state under the Community Services Block Grant for administrative purposes. The remaining five percent shall be used for discretionary purposes as determined by the secretary.
C. The Louisiana Workforce Commission shall establish an equitable formula for the allocation and distribution of the allotted funds. Such formula shall be available to each parish within the state which is deemed eligible as determined by this Part and the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, P.L. 97-35.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 818, §1, eff. Aug. 4, 1982; Acts 1989, No. 512, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 1992, No. 447, §1, eff. June 20, 1992; Acts 2008, No. 743, §7, eff. July 1, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:66. Louisiana Workforce Commission, administrative rules

RS 23:66 - Louisiana Workforce Commission, administrative rules
A. The Louisiana Workforce Commission 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. 49:950 et seq. If the administration of Community Services Block Grant funds is transferred to another department, the responsibilities and authorities of the Louisiana Workforce Commission in this Part shall likewise transfer to that department.
B. The Louisiana Workforce Commission shall adopt rules to ensure that the governing authority of any agency or group associated with or funded through a community action agency in the city of New Orleans shall utilize a democratic process in the selection of the members of the governing authority of such agency or group.
Acts 1988, No. 305, §1, eff. July 7, 1988; Acts 1989, No. 512, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 1992, No. 447, §1, eff. June 20, 1992; Acts 2008, No. 743, §7, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 40, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:67. Repealed by Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 54, §2, eff. August 1, 1994.

RS 23:67 - Repealed by Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 54, §2, eff. August 1, 1994.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:71. Legislative intent and public policy

RS 23:71 - 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, including information on the state's present needs, expert projections on future needs, and objective, statistically-based evaluations of programs currently in operation to satisfy such needs. This can best be accomplished by developing an accessible and comprehensive information system on available education and training programs.
B. The legislature also finds and declares that in order for the state's citizens, both businesses and individuals, to make better decisions in the expenditure of their private funds, they must have access to information on the present needs of the labor market, expert projections on future needs, and objective, statistically-based evaluations of programs currently in operation to satisfy such needs. This also can best be accomplished by developing accessible and comprehensive information on available education and training programs.
C. The legislature further finds and declares that it is the state's policy and goal to enable and encourage local workforce development boards to make better policy and assessments, to better coordinate programs, and to better determine whether their programs are fulfilling program requirements and local employment needs.
D. The legislature therefore enacts this Part to create a comprehensive labor market information system to serve the needs of both our policymakers and our citizens in making workforce development and preparation decisions.
Acts 1997, No. 1, §1, eff. April 30, 1997; Acts 2008, No. 743, §2, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2015, No. 426, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:72. Definitions

RS 23:72 - Definitions
For purposes of this Part, the following terms shall have the following meanings ascribed to them:
(1) "Commission" shall mean the Louisiana Workforce Commission as provided in R.S. 23:1.
(2) "Conference" shall mean the Occupational Forecasting Conference as provided in R.S. 23:76.
(3) "Council" shall mean the Louisiana Workforce Investment Council as provided in R.S. 23:2042.
(4) "System" shall mean the comprehensive information system as provided in R.S. 23:73.
(5) "Workforce development activity" shall mean any program, service, or activity that involves workforce preparation or vocational skills training. It shall also include any program, service, or activity that tends to improve an individual's employment opportunities such as basic education, academic education, vocational, technical, or occupational education, job readiness training, and job search training.
Acts 1997, No. 1, §1, eff. April 30, 1997; Acts 2008, No. 743, §2, eff. July 1, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:74. Consumer information

RS 23:74 - Consumer information
For the consumer 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 on the Internet.
Acts 1997, No. 1, §1, eff. April 30, 1997; Acts 2008, No. 743, §2, eff. July 1, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:77. Workforce system information technology; principles and information sharing

RS 23:77 - 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) Cooperative planning by workforce system entities is a prerequisite for the effective development of systems to enable the sharing of data.
(3) Workforce system entities shall maximize public access to data, while complying with legitimate security, privacy, and confidentiality requirements.
(4) When the capture of data for the mutual benefit of workforce system entities can be accomplished, the costs for capturing, managing, and disseminating those data should be shared.
(5) The redundant capture of data shall, insofar as possible, be eliminated.
(6) Only data that are auditable or that otherwise can be determined to be accurate, valid, and reliable shall be maintained in workforce information systems.
(7) The design of workforce information systems shall support technological flexibility for users without compromising system integration or data integrity, be based upon open standards, and use platform-independent technologies to the fullest extent possible.
B. Information that is essential to the integrated delivery of services through the one-stop delivery system shall be shared between partner agencies within the workforce system to the full extent permitted under state and federal law.
Acts 2008, No. 743, §2, eff. July 1, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:78. Workforce information systems

RS 23:78 - Workforce information systems
The commission 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 include but not be limited to the following:
(1) An integrated management system for the one-stop service delivery system, which includes, at a minimum, common registration and intake, screening for needs and benefits, case planning and tracking, training benefits management, service and training provider management, performance reporting, executive information and reporting, and customer-satisfaction tracking and reporting.
(2) The information system shall include auditable systems and controls to ensure financial integrity and valid and reliable performance information.
(3) The system shall support service integration and case management by providing for case tracking for participants in programs integrated pursuant to R.S. 23:17.
(4) The system shall provide documented services to other agencies, and to other providers of services, that would be useful to job seekers.
(5) The commission may procure independent verification and validation services associated with developing and implementing any workforce information system.
Acts 2008, No. 743, §2, eff. July 1, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:101. Terms defined

RS 23:101 - Terms defined
As used in this Part, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following terms shall be defined as follows:
(1) "Applicant" means a person engaging or using the services of an employment service for the purpose of securing employment where such person has signed a written contract with the employment service to pay a fee for such service.
(2) "Applicant fee paid service" means a licensee who offers its services to applicants, candidates, and employers where either an applicant or employer may be charged a fee for service.
(3) "Assistant secretary" means the assistant secretary of the office of workforce development.
(4) "Candidate" means a person engaging or using the services of an employment service for the purposes of securing employment where such person has not signed a written contract with the employment service to pay a fee for such services.
(5) "Consultant" means an individual employed by a licensed private employment service that regularly interviews and refers applicants to prospective employers or otherwise advises or counsels in the field of employment or that solicits or receives job orders from employers.
(6) "Employer" means a person employing or seeking to employ an employee.
(7) "Employment service" means a person who for a fee:
(a) Offers or attempts to procure, directly or indirectly, employment for an applicant or candidate.
(b) Procures or attempts to procure an employee for an employer.
(8) "Exclusively employer fee paid service" means a licensee who only charges employers for services and who has made written certification to the Louisiana Workforce Commission that it is an "exclusively" employer fee paid service.
(9) "Fee" means anything of value, including money or other valuable consideration, received or to be received directly or indirectly by an employment service in payment for its service.
(10) "Job order" means a verbal or written notification from an employer to an employment service of a job opening or a potential job opening.
(11) "Licensee" means an individual who has been issued a license by the Louisiana Workforce Commission to operate a private employment service in this state. Such individual shall be the owner of a company, a partner owning at least ten percent of a partnership, or an officer, director, or stockholder owning at least ten percent of a corporation.
(12) "Person" means an individual, company, corporation, partnership, or agent thereof, including any person, as defined in R.S. 1:10.
Acts 1981, No. 732, §1; Acts 1987, No. 791, §§1, 2; Acts 1991, No. 869, §1; Acts 1992, No. 633, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1993; Acts 1993, No. 982, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1172, §4, eff. June 30, 1997; Acts 2007, No. 113, §3; Acts 2008, No. 220, §8, eff. June 14, 2008; Acts 2008, No. 743, §7, eff. July 1, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:102. Employment service exclusions

RS 23:102 - Employment service exclusions
A. The provisions of this Part shall not apply to any person conducting a business which consists exclusively of employing individuals directly for the purpose of furnishing contract or temporary help.
B. The provisions of this Part shall not apply to the operation of any lawful hiring hall system operated by a labor union, to any lawful referral system operated by a labor union, or to the operation of any labor organization or its officers, agents, employees, and members.
C. The provisions of this Part shall not apply to any person who seeks to or who employs an employee solely for his own use provided that no fee is charged directly or indirectly for employment given.
D. The provisions of this Part shall not apply to any nonprofit corporation, organization, or association that offers an employment service exclusively to its members on a nonprofit basis.
E. The provisions of this Part shall not apply to employer-fee-paid employment services, whether domestic or foreign, or authorize or allow the regulation of the charges made by such employment services to employers.
Acts 1981, No. 732, §1. Acts 1983, No. 142, §1; Acts 1991, No. 869, §1; Acts 1992, No. 633, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1993; Acts 1993, No. 982, §1; Acts 2003, No. 438, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:104. Application for license

RS 23:104 - Application for license
No person, company, corporation, or partnership shall operate, solicit, or advertise an employment service in this state unless licensed by the assistant secretary. The application for a license shall be furnished by the assistant secretary. A license shall be required for each employment service office location. Each individual named as a licensee, manager, or on-site consultant shall demonstrate competent knowledge of the private employment service law and rules and regulations by scoring at least eighty percent on a written examination. Each application for a license shall be accompanied by a copy of the employment service's applicant contract, if applicable, which applicant contract shall include the schedule of applicant fees that the employment service proposes to use. No license shall be valid for any individual other than the individual to whom it is issued. All licenses shall be issued in the name of the licensee. Such license shall be issued to include all trade names in use at that location at the time of application for license or those later reported to the assistant secretary of the office of workforce development.
Acts 1981, No. 732, §1; Acts 1986, No. 1062, §1; Acts 1987, No. 791, §1; Acts 1992, No. 633, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1993; Acts 1993, No. 982, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1172, §4, eff. June 30, 1997; Acts 2007, No. 113, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:105. License fee; renewal

RS 23:105 - License fee; renewal
Effective January 1, 1993, no license shall be granted until the license applicant has paid the assistant secretary a license fee of two hundred dollars per year for each location. Upon initial license application, the applicant shall pay a three hundred dollar investigation fee and an examination fee of one hundred dollars. An active licensee shall not be subject to such fees when opening new offices.
Acts 1992, No. 633, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:106. Bond; conditions

RS 23:106 - Bond; conditions
A. No license shall be granted until the applicant has filed with the assistant secretary a bond with a surety company authorized to do business in the state for each licensed office, or with other security approved by the assistant secretary, in the sum of five thousand dollars. The beneficiary of the bond shall be the assistant secretary. The bond shall contain the following conditions:
(1) That the licensee shall not violate any law or any lawful order, rule, or regulation of the state relating to employment services.
(2) That the licensee shall comply with all the terms and conditions of its contracts with applicants and employers.
(3) That the licensee shall pay all damages resulting from any unlawful action in its capacity as an employment service.
(4) That the attorney general, suing under R.S. 51:1408, or anyone injured by the licensee or by his agents or employees while acting within the scope of their employment, by reason of a misstatement, misrepresentation, fraud, or deceit, or by reason of any other unlawful act or omission, or by reason of any other violation of the provisions of this part, made or committed in connection with the prosecution of the business licensed hereunder, shall have the right to sue on the said bond for damages or other relief in any court of competent jurisdiction.
(5) The bond shall have an expiration date of December thirty-first, to coincide with the date a license expires. Each renewal of the bond shall be for the period January first through December thirty-first.
B. The bond furnished to the assistant secretary shall be filed in his office and become part of the records of the office of workforce development. The assistant secretary may at any time notify any licensed person to file a new bond whenever he deems the security of such bond unsatisfactory or finds that the bond is insufficient to satisfy all claims accrued or contingent against any licensed person. The failure of the licensee to file a new bond within thirty days after receipt of this notice shall constitute sufficient cause for revocation of the license.
C. Repealed by Acts 1993, No. 982, §2.
Acts 1981, No. 732, §1; Acts 1992, No. 633, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1993; Acts 1993, No. 982, §§1 and 2; Acts 1997, No. 1172, §4, eff. June 30, 1997; Acts 2007, No. 113, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:107. Issuance of license; time for granting

RS 23:107 - Issuance of license; time for granting
A. The assistant secretary, upon the compliance by the license applicant with the provisions of this Part, shall grant the applicant a license which shall be valid until the subsequent December thirty-first. Every license application shall be acted upon within thirty days from the date of the filing thereof.
B. No license shall be issued unless the assistant secretary finds, from such investigations as he shall make, that there has been full compliance with all requirements and provisions of this Part and all rules and regulations made or prescribed hereunder; that the premises in which it is proposed to operate the employment service comply with regulations issued hereunder and with all local laws and ordinances and are suitable for the purpose; and that no other ground for refusal of the license exists within the meaning and purpose of this Part.
C. An application for renewal of a license must be received by the office of unemployment insurance administration no later than the last business day of the calendar year for which the current license was issued. If the applicant fails to submit the renewal application in a timely manner, the employment service office shall be closed and the office shall not resume operation until the renewal application is received and processed by the office of workforce development and a new license has been issued.
D. An application for a license that is received more than ninety days after a previous license has expired, or has been returned by the licensee for cancellation, or has been revoked and canceled by the office of workforce development, shall be treated as an initial license application, and the licensee shall be required to pay all fees and meet all requirements as a new licensee.
Acts 1981, No. 732, §1; Acts 1987, No. 791, §1; Acts 1993, No. 982, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1172, §4, eff. June 30, 1997; Acts 2007, No. 113, §3; Acts 2008, No. 220, §8, eff. June 14, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:109. Revocation of license; effect

RS 23:109 - Revocation of license; effect
A. Upon the revocation of any license, the assistant secretary shall take possession of the same and cancel it.
B. No license shall be issued to a person whose license has been revoked, until the expiration of the time for which the revocation was made.
Acts 1981, No. 732, §1; Acts 1987, No. 791, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:112. Regulations; public hearings; assistantsecretary

RS 23:112 - Regulations; public hearings; assistantsecretary
A. The assistant secretary shall have power to regulate and supervise the operation of the business of employment services and to make, prescribe, and enforce orders, rules, and regulations to effectuate the purpose of this Part.
B. Before any rule or regulation is adopted, amended, or repealed, a copy thereof shall be sent to each licensed employment service and a public hearing shall be held in accordance with R.S. 49:950 et seq.
Acts 1981, No. 732, §1; Acts 1990, No. 911, §1; Acts 1992, No. 633, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1993; Acts 1993, No. 982, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:113. Violations of provisions; penalty

RS 23:113 - Violations of provisions; penalty
A person who acts as an employment service without a license as provided in this Part shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty nor more than one thousand dollars per violation, by imprisonment for not more than six months, or both.
Acts 1981, No. 732, §1; Acts 2010, No. 307, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:114. Disposition of fees collected; expenses

RS 23:114 - Disposition of fees collected; expenses
Out of funds collected under this Part the assistant secretary may pay expenses incurred in administering this Part. No expenses incurred by the assistant secretary in administering this Part shall be charged to the funds of the state. All excess funds generated shall annually be credited to the general fund of the treasury of the state.
Acts 1981, No. 732, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:115. Enforcement of this Part through court action

RS 23:115 - Enforcement of this Part through court action
The assistant secretary may institute any action in the courts necessary to enforce compliance with any provisions of this Part or with any rule, subpoena, or order of the assistant secretary made pursuant to the provisions of this Part. In addition to any other remedy, the assistant secretary may apply to the appropriate district court for injunctive relief.
Acts 1981, No. 732, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:151. Application of provisions

RS 23:151 - Application of provisions
The provisions of this Part shall not apply to minors employed in agriculture, domestic services in private homes, nor shall they be construed as conflicting with any laws requiring minors to attend school. Relief from the disabilities which attach to minority shall in no way defeat the protections extended by this Chapter to persons under the age of eighteen.
Amended by Acts 1972, No. 71, §1; Acts 1976, No. 624, §2, eff. Aug. 4, 1976; Acts 1980, No. 483, §1; Acts 1982, No. 498, §1; Acts 1992, No. 440, §1; Acts 2003, No. 671, §1, eff. June 27, 2003; Acts 2012, No. 837, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:152. Enforcement of provisions

RS 23:152 - Enforcement of provisions
The secretary or his authorized representatives shall visit and inspect at all reasonable times, and as often as possible, all places where minors are employed; they shall have access to the employment certificates kept on file by the employer as well as to all other records which may aid in the enforcement of this Part. The secretary shall institute judicial proceedings to enforce the provisions of this Part, and the district attorney shall prosecute.
Acts 2011, No. 177, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:153. Regulations

RS 23:153 - Regulations
The secretary shall have power to regulate and supervise the administration of minor labor laws and to make, repeal, prescribe, and enforce orders, rules, and regulations to effectuate the provisions and purpose of the Chapter.
Acts 1993, No. 621, §1, eff. June 15, 1993; Acts 2018, No. 380, §1, eff. June 30, 2018.