Employment laws and bills in Louisiana

Every bill in the Louisiana Legislature that falls inside the Employment and Labor Legislation Tracker's scope, with where each one currently stands.

Bills in scope
25bills in scope
Past committee
11past committee
Most recent action
2 June 2026most recent action

Employment laws enacted in Louisiana in 2026

5 Employment bills were enacted in Louisiana this year, the latest with a last action on 2 June 2026. They lead the list below.

Employment bills in Louisiana

7Enacted

2Cleared both chambers

2Past committee

14Introduced or inactive

25 bills in scope

Enacted

7

SB 312EMPLOYMENT: Provides relative to union dues and fees for certain public employees. (8/1/26)EnactedHB 1137EMPLOYMENT/DISCRIMINATN: Prohibits intentional discrimination based on compelled speech with respect to using certain pronouns, names, or honorificsEnactedHB 1238LABOR: Enacts the Louisiana Behind the Counter Protection Act (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)EnactedHB 301LABOR: Creates the Independent Contractor Voluntary Portable Benefits ActEnactedSB 383FUNDS/FUNDING: Provides relative to the Incumbent Worker Training Program. (8/1/26) (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note)EnactedSB 16HEALTH/ACC INSURANCE: Provides relative to health stop-loss insurance. (8/1/25) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)EnactedSB 133WORKFORCE COMMISSION: Provides relative to payment of employees after termination of employment. (8/1/25)Enacted

Cleared both chambers

2

SR 132LEGISLATIVE AGENCIES: Requests the La. State Law Institute to study the feasibility of requiring employers to provide occupational accident insurance to independent contractors.Passed bothSCR 14CONGRESS: Memorializes congress to modify the H-2A nonimmigrant program to assist with Louisiana's labor workforce shortage.Passed both

Past committee

2

HB 1101WORKERS COMPENSATION: Provides relative to maximum medical improvement, income benefits, the misrepresentation of benefits or payments, and the rehabilitation of injured employees under workers' compensation (EG -$550,900 SG EX See Note)Passed chamberHB 780WORKERS COMPENSATION: Provides relative to penalties and attorney fees for nonpayment, discontinuance of payment, or failure to consent for a medical treatment for workers' compensation claims, controversion of benefits, and preliminary determination hearingsPassed chamber

Introduced or inactive

14

HB 422LABOR: Enacts the Behind the Counter Safety Act (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)In committeeHB 1111CIVIL SERVICE/FIRE & POL: Provides relative to the reemployment of certain employees of the fire and police civil serviceIn committeeHB 1119WORKERS COMPENSATION: Provides relative to an employee's refusal to submit to a medical examination or cooperate with vocational rehabilitation and provides relative to expedited summary proceedings for certain disputesIn committeeHB 1023WORKERS COMPENSATION: Provides with respect to the selection of vocation rehabilitation counselorsIn committeeSB 328EMPLOYMENT: Provides protections for employees who become living organ donors. (8/1/26)In committeeHB 293DISCRIMINATION: Provides relative to employment discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientationIn committeeHB 353EMPLOYMENT/WAGES-MINIMUM: Provides relative to the state minimum wage (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)In committeeHB 421LABOR: Provides relative to the use of automated decision systems with respect to employment decisions (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)In committeeHB 585LABOR: Enacts the Discount Retailer Workforce Safety and Retention ActIn committeeSB 358WORKERS' COMPENSATION: Provides for Occupational Accident Insurance for independent contractors. (gov sig)In committeeHB 429EMPLOYMENT/DISCRIMINATN: Provides relative to employment discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientationIn committeeSB 119EMPLOYMENT: Prohibits certain services from being classified as employment. (1/1/26)In committeeSB 205EMPLOYMENT: Provides for employment practices related to wage history, wage disclosure, and retaliation. (8/1/25)In committeeSB 223EMPLOYMENT: Establishes the Retail Service Worker Health and Safety Act. (8/1/25) (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)In committee

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What LawSignals covers

What counts as Employment and Labor Legislation legislation

In scope is any bill governing the employment relationship: minimum, prevailing and overtime wages, wage theft, worker classification and gig work, paid sick, family and medical leave, unemployment and workers' compensation, discrimination, harassment, pay equity and pay range disclosure, unions and public sector bargaining, workplace safety and heat standards, electronic monitoring and automated hiring tools, and noncompete and nondisclosure agreements.

Tracker scopes are model-drafted, not attorney-reviewed.

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