The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Carla S. Roberts.
DIGEST
Peterson (SB 646)
Proposed law provides that no person awarded a public contract shall pay any employee a
minimum wage which is less than the following:
(1)Beginning January 1, 2015, the amount of the minimum wage shall be $8.25 per hour.
(2)Beginning January 1, 2016, the amount of the minimum wage shall be $9.25.
(3)Beginning January 1, 2017, the amount of the minimum wage shall be $10.25.
Proposed law provides that every contract, invitation to bid, or request for proposal shall include
a statement advising that by signing the contract, the contractor agrees to pay the prevailing
minimum wage.
Proposed law provides that the proposed law shall not apply to a parish, municipality, and any
other unit of local government, including a school board and a special district, authorized by law
to perform local governmental functions.
Effective August 1, 2014.
(Adds R.S. 38:2301 and R.S. 39:1555)