The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Carla S. Roberts.
DIGEST
Murray (SB 322)
Present law prohibits any employer, whether public or private, from intentionally discriminating
against an employee on the basis of sex.
Present law prohibits employment discrimination against women who are state government
employees, whether the discrimination is intentional or unintentional, which is known as the
"Louisiana Equal Pay for Women Act".
Present law provides that if an employer fails to resolve the dispute to the satisfaction of such
employee within the time provided herein, the employee may file a complaint in court pursuant
to the "Louisiana Employment Discrimination Law".
Proposed law provides that a complaint be filed with the Louisiana Commission on Human
Rights.
Present law provides that a one-year prescriptive period shall be suspended during the 60 day
period allowed for the employer to respond to the employee's written notice, during the pendency
of any administrative review or investigation of the employee's claim by the commission or the
United States Department of Labor, or both.
Proposed law retains present law but provides that the prescriptive period regarding the
employees claim be suspended when filed with the Louisiana Commission on Human Rights but
changes the alternative filing from the United States Department of Labor to the U.S. Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission.
Present law provides that the Louisiana Commission on Human Rights is a state commission
which enforces the policies embodied in the Federal Civil Rights Act of 1964, 1968, and 1972
and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967. Present law provides that Louisiana
Commission on Human Rights accepts the deferral of cases from the federal Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission.
Present law provides that the Louisiana Commission on Human Rights shall have enforcement
powers including adjudication of claims of discrimination on the basis of age, race, color,
religion, sex, or national origin.
Proposed law retains present law but provides that the Louisiana Commission on Human Rights
shall also have jurisdiction over matters associated with the "Louisiana Equal Pay for Women
Act". Effective August 1, 2014.
(Amends R.S. 23:665(B), 667(B), R.S. 51:2231(C), 2232(12), and 2235(9))