Employment law in United States — Louisiana | Esheria Regulatory Atlas

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Employment law in United States — Louisiana

Employer duties, worker rights, contracts, workplace standards, and labour relations. These records come from release legal-2026.07.26-907 and link directly to stored legal text.

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  • United States — Louisiana

    RS 22:1067

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    Health insurance issuers in the small group market generally must accept applying small employers and eligible individuals, with limited exceptions.

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  • United States — Louisiana

    RS 11:1884

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    Employer contributions for this excess benefit plan must be paid into the plan on time, and plan funds must be kept separate from the system’s money.

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  • United States — Louisiana

    RS 42:1701

    1 provisions

    A state employer generally may not ask about a job applicant’s criminal history until after an interview or a conditional offer, but it may consider criminal history when making the final hiring decision.

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  • United States — Louisiana

    RS 11:1311

    1 provisions

    A retiree who returns to covered employment cannot renew or join the system, and higher earnings can suspend retirement payments.

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  • United States — Louisiana

    RS 23:370

    1 provisions

    Employers must give eligible employees one day off for medically necessary genetic testing or preventive cancer screening, and employees must give notice and documentation if requested.

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  • United States — Louisiana

    RS 51:2399.2

    1 provisions

    This section defines key terms used in the chapter, including department, employer, modernization, project, and qualified expenditures.

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  • United States — Louisiana

    RS 23:1601

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    This section disqualifies an individual from unemployment benefits for several reasons, including quitting without good cause, misconduct, refusing suitable work, certain strikes, receiving duplicate benefits, fraud, insufficient post-claim earnings, illegal drug use, or no insured work after work release.

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  • United States — Louisiana

    RS 23:1574

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    An employing unit may elect to treat certain services as employment by filing a written election with the administrator, and coverage can end later only with timely notice or on the administrator’s own motion.

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  • United States — Louisiana

    RS 42:1122

    1 provisions

    Public servants may stay in certain former-employer benefit plans if the former employer makes no contributions for their public-service period.

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  • United States — Louisiana

    RS 49:1016

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    A state employer may not impose negative employment consequences solely because of a positive marijuana drug test when the employee has a qualifying medical condition and a physician has recommended marijuana for therapeutic use.

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  • United States — Louisiana

    RS 23:822

    1 provisions

    This section states a labor policy favoring voluntary agreement, worker self-organization, and freedom from employer interference in choosing representatives and engaging in collective activities.

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  • United States — Louisiana

    RS 49:1001

    1 provisions

    This section defines key terms used in the drug testing chapter.

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  • United States — Louisiana

    RS 23:1553

    1 provisions

    This section tells when unemployment benefits are not charged to an employer, when certain amounts are recouped as a social charge, how the social charge rate is calculated, and when training-account funding may be credited.

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  • United States — Louisiana

    RS 23:1165

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    Employer and employee may make a written agreement for extra injury compensation, and the employer may insure that liability; the employer must pay the insurance premium.

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  • United States — Louisiana

    RS 11:2254.1

    1 provisions

    An employer may choose to let employees convert unused earned leave into service credit, subject to stated procedures and limits.

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  • United States — Louisiana

    RS 11:2165.2

    1 provisions

    This section defines “average compensation” and “member,” and says undefined terms use the meaning from R.S. 11:2031 unless the context requires otherwise.

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  • United States — Louisiana

    RS 23:664

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    Employers may not pay an employee less because of sex for the same or substantially similar work, and they may not retaliate against employees for discussing or enforcing wage rights.

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  • United States — Louisiana

    RS 11:710.1

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    Retirees who return to covered employment must choose an irrevocable option in writing; some may keep working with earnings limits, benefit suspensions, reporting, and contribution rules.

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  • United States — Louisiana

    RS 46:231.12

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    This section sets up STEP for work-eligible cash assistance recipients and requires participants to meet program and Family Success Agreement requirements; the secretary also must adopt needed rules.

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  • United States — Louisiana

    RS 11:422

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    A member may get credit for prior full-time state service unless the service is excluded, and purchased credit is not granted until the required amount is paid in full.

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