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Regular Session, 2014
SENATE BILL NO. 443
BY SENATOR MURRAY
EMPLOYMENT. Requires the "Equal Pay for Women Act" to apply to local governments
and political subdivisions. (8/1/14)
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 23:663(3) and 667(A), relative to the "Equal Pay for Women2
Act"; to provide for prohibited discrimination in employment; to provide for3
applicability to political subdivisions as defined in the constitution; to provide for4
complaint procedures; and to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 23:663(3) and 667(A) are hereby amended and reenacted to read as7
follows:8
§663. Definitions9
As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the definitions10
ascribed in this Section unless the context indicates otherwise:11
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(3) "Employer" means any department, office, division, agency, commission,13
board, committee or other organizational unit of the state or any political14
subdivision as defined in Article VI, Section 44(2) of the Constitution of15
Louisiana or any department, office, division, agency, commission, board, or16
committee of the political subdivision.17 SB NO. 443
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§667. Limitation of actions2
A. Any action filed in the Nineteenth Judicial District Court a court of3
competent jurisdiction where the employee is domiciled or pursuant to the4
provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure Art. 42 to recover unpaid wages or any5
other form of relief for a violation of this Chapter shall be commenced within one6
year of the date that an employee is aware or should have been aware that the7
employee's employer is in violation of this Chapter.8
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The original instrument was prepared by Carla S. Roberts. The following
digest, which does not constitute a part of the legislative instrument, was
prepared by Ashley Menou.
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.
Present law provides that actions be filed in the 19
th
JDC to recover unpaid wages or any
other form of relief for a violation and be commenced within one year of the date that an
employee is aware or should have been aware that the employer is in violation.
Proposed law provides that actions to recover unpaid wages or any other form of relief for
a violation of this Chapter shall be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction where the
employee is domiciled or pursuant to the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure Art. 42.
Effective August 1, 2014.
(Amends R.S. 23:663(3) and 667(A))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Senate and
Governmental Affairs to the original bill
1. Changes the venue for actions to recover unpaid wages or other forms of
relief to a court of competent jurisdiction where the employee is domiciled
or pursuant to the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure Art. 42.