HLS 20RS-365 ORIGINAL
2020 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 79
BY REPRESENTATIVE HUVAL
EVIDENCE: Provides relative to evidence of past lost wages
1 AN ACT
2To enact Code of Evidence Article 416, relative to evidence of past lost wages; to provide
3 that documentary evidence of past lost wages shall be produced to support a claim;
4 and to provide for related matters.
5Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. Code of Evidence Article 416 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
7 Art. 416 Past lost wages
8 A. Any party making a claim for past lost wages shall introduce
9 documentary evidence in support of the claim. Any party who fails to produce
10 documentary evidence in support of a claim for past lost wages shall be precluded
11 from referring in the course of trial directly or indirectly to any past lost wages, and
12 past lost wages shall not be submitted to the jury or included on the jury verdict
13 form.
14 B. Documentary evidence to establish past lost wages may include certified
15 tax records, certified employment records that reflect the wages earned, and certified
16 financial statements from an accredited depository or bank.
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are additions. HLS 20RS-365 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 79
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)]
HB 79 Original 2020 Regular Session Huval
Abstract: Requires that documentary evidence of past lost wages be produced to support
a claim.
Present law provides that evidence of past lost wages may be produced to support a claim.
Proposed law requires that documentary evidence of past lost wages be produced and that
failure to produce documentary evidence precludes the party from making a claim for past
lost wages.
(Adds C.E. Art. 416)
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