Louisiana
Updated to refine the scope of coverage to include only breastfeeding break laws that apply to private employers.
Louisiana does not have a state law related to mass layoffs, reductions in force and plant closings applicable to private employers.
This guide provides compliance guidance for HR and payroll professionals in Louisiana regarding income tax deposit thresholds, forms and due dates; electronic deposit requirements; annual reconciliation forms; Form W-2 filing requirements; and penalties for late filing or payment of taxes.
As mandated by the Louisiana Workforce Commission, all employers must provide the Louisiana Separation Notice (LWC 77).
This guide provides HR and payroll professionals with compliance guidance regarding the taxation and reporting in Louisiana of health insurance benefits for those in same-sex marriages, civil unions and domestic partnerships.
This guide provides an overview of legal requirements related to group life insurance and disability benefits in Louisiana.
Louisiana does not have a state family and medical leave law applicable to private-sector employers. This guide provides information on pregnancy leave and leave for veterans' medical appointments.
This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of workers' compensation requirements in Louisiana, including those related to workplace posters, covered employers and employees, compensable injuries, employer defenses to claims, medical and other benefits, claims procedures, retaliation and interference protections, and dispute resolution.
Louisiana employers wishing to limit or prohibit weapons in the workplace, prevent workplace violence, provide notice that weapons will not be permitted inside the workplace and to show their compliance with the Louisiana law that gives employees the right to keep a lawfully possessed firearm inside a locked personal vehicle in a company parking lot should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
Louisiana employers seeking to educate employees about their right to access certain records related to employee exposures to potentially toxic materials and to demonstrate compliance with Louisiana law should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.