Louisiana 2014 2014 Regular Session

Louisiana Senate Bill SB443 Comm Sub / Analysis

                    The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Carla S. Roberts.
DIGEST
Murray (SB 443)
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, and is known as the
"Louisiana Equal Pay for Women Act".
Proposed law retains present law but makes the "Louisiana Equal Pay for Women Act" also
applicable to local governments and political subdivisions.
Effective August 1, 2014.
(Amends R.S. 23:663(3))