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Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE BILL NO. 363
BY REPRESENTATIVE THOMPSON
EMPLOYMENT/WAGES: Requires employers to maintain a record of overtime
compensation paid to employees
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 47:120, relative to overtime compensation; to require employers to retain a2
record of overtime compensation paid; to provide for employee receipt of overtime3
data; to provide a time period for retention of the data; to provide for effectiveness;4
and to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 47:120 is hereby enacted to read as follows:7
ยง120. Overtime compensation; reporting requirement8
A. Every employer who pays overtime compensation shall maintain a record9
of the amount of overtime hours worked and the amount of overtime compensation10
paid to employees each year, beginning January 1, 2013.11
B. Upon the request of any employee, and unless otherwise previously12
provided by the employer, the employer shall provide to an employee his overtime13
data. The employer shall retain the data for a period of not less than three years.14
C. The provisions of this Section shall be void and of no effect on July 1,15
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Thompson HB No. 363
Abstract: Requires, beginning Jan. 1, 2013 and ending July 1, 2014, every employer who
pays overtime compensation, to maintain a record of the overtime hours and amount
of compensation paid to employees each year.
Proposed law requires, beginning Jan. 1, 2013, every employer who pays overtime
compensation, to maintain a record of the overtime hours and amount of compensation paid
to employees each year. Further requires the employer to retain overtime data for a period
of not less than three years.
Proposed law requires, upon the request of an employee, and unless otherwise previously
provided by the employer, an employer to provide the employee with his overtime data.
Proposed law requires that the provisions of proposed law be void and of no effect on July
1, 2014.
(Adds R.S. 47:120)
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Ways and Means to the
original bill.
1. Deleted requirement that an employer report overtime data to the Dept. of
Revenue (DOR).
2. Added requirement that, upon the request of an employee, and unless otherwise
previously provided by the employer, an employer provide an employee with his
overtime data.
3. Changed the party who shall retain overtime data from the DOR to the employer.
4. Deleted authorization for DOR to promulgate rules and regulations.
House Floor Amendments to the engrossed bill.
1. Added requirement that the provisions of proposed law be void and of no effect
on July 1, 2014.