Louisiana Labor & Employment Bills

RETIREMENT/FIREFIGHTERS: Prohibits certain post-divorce earnable compensation in the Firefighters' Retirement System from being included in a former spouse's portion of community property (EN NO IMPACT APV)

RETIREMENT/STATEWIDE SYS: Provides relative to the Municipal Police Employees Retirement System and the Firefighters' Retirement System (EN SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE FC)

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS: Provides relative to the rules governing Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants

ATTORNEYS: Provides for limitations on recovery of attorney fees and costs in occupational licensing board disciplinary hearings. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV)

INSURANCE CLAIMS: Provides relative to the verification of contractors

PLUMBERS: Provides relative to plumbing licenses

AMUSEMENTS/SPORTS: Provides for agents and athletes. (gov sig) (EN +$62,400 GF EX See Note)

FIRE PROTECT/FIRE MARSHAL: Provides relative to fireworks

LABOR: Creates the office of business workforce solutions within Louisiana Works (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

MTR VEHICLE/DRIVER LIC: Modifies provisions relative to certain requirements for commercial driver's licenses

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT: Creates the Bayou Growth Opportunity Workforce Program (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note)

SMALL BUSINESS: Provides for the production of homemade food for sale to the public

INSURANCE: Creates the Paid Family Leave Insurance Act

FUNDS/FUNDING: Establishes the Workforce Instructor Capacity Investment Program to enhance workforce training programs to meet employer demand in certain industry sectors (EN INCREASE SD EX See Note)

CHIROPRACTORS: Provides relative to the Louisiana Board of Chiropractic Examiners

ATHLETICS: Provides relative to the name, image, and likeness of intercollegiate and interscholastic athletes (EN NO IMPACT GF EX See Note)

COURTS: Establishes a homeless diversion pilot program in Orleans Parish (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)

WORKERS' COMPENSATION: Provides relative to the workers' compensation reimbursement schedule. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE SD EX See Note)

SPEECH/PATH/AUDIO: Requests the Louisiana Board of Examiners for Speech-Language and Pathology and Audiology to study and report on current licensure and regulatory requirements for speech-language assistants in Louisiana

FUNDS/FUNDING: Provides for the payment of extraordinary medical and dental expenses of firemen and law enforcement officers (EN +$25,000 GF EX See Note)