The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Senate Legislative Services. The keyword,
summary, 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)]
DIGEST
SB 205 Original 2025 Regular Session Carter
Proposed law prohibits an employer from inquiring about or relying on the applicant's wage history
by doing any of the following:
(1)Screening a job applicant based on the applicant's current or prior wages, benefits, or other
compensation, or salary history.
(2)Relying on the applicant's wage history in deciding whether to offer employment to an
applicant or to determine the applicant's salary, benefits, or other compensation.
(3)Refusing to hire or otherwise disfavor, injure, or retaliate against an applicant for not
disclosing his wage history.
Proposed law prohibits an employer from discriminating, retaliating, or taking any adverse
employment action against an employee who inquires, discloses, compares, or otherwise discusses
his wages, another employee's wages, or aids or encourages any other employee to exercise the same
actions.
Proposed law provides that the protections provided for in proposed law are not applicable when an
employee who has access to the wage information of other employees as a part of his essential job
function discloses the wages of other employees to individuals who do not have access to such
information, unless the disclosure is required by law.
Present law provides that it is unlawful for an employer to interfere with, restrain, or deny the
exercise of, or attempt to exercise, any right provided under present law.
Present law further provides that it is unlawful for any employer to discriminate, retaliate, or take
any adverse employment action against an employee who inquires, discloses, compares, or discusses
his wages, another employee's wages, or aids or encourages any other employee to exercise the same
rights.
Proposed law retains present law and also provides that the protections provided for under present
law do not apply to an employee who has access to other employees' wage information as a part of
his essential job function and who discloses the wage information to individuals who do not have
access to such information, unless the disclosure is required by law.
Effective August 1, 2025. (Amends R.S. 23:664(D); adds R.S. 23:333 and 664(F))