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Senator Cloud presented the substitute, explaining it removes obsolete language dating to 2005 and adjusts the timeline for employer notices of separation to the administrator — the Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC). The substitute extends the employer notice period from three days to 10 days and specifies the notice must be transmitted electronically \"in uniformity with all the other employer requirements,\" as the sponsor summarized.

Robert Wooley, Assistant Secretary of Unemployment Insurance Administration, told the committee the department worked with Senator Cloud but had to abandon an earlier incentive approach because of federal constraints on the state unemployment system. Wooley said the LWC continues to explore options during the interim but supported the identified cleanups in the substitute.

The committee adopted the amendment and the substitute by unanimous consent (chair announced \"hearing no objection, amendment and substitute is now adopted\") and then reported the bill by substitute.

What the substitute does: it removes outdated Katrina-era statutory language, extends the employer notice-of-separation period to 10 days, and requires electronic transmission of that notice to the Louisiana Workforce Commission.

Next steps: The committee reported SB 227 by substitute; the substitute will proceed through the legislative process as the committee-reported version.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Labor and Industrial Relations May 14, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Senate Bill 227 was amended and reported by substitute; the substitute removes outdated Hurricane Katrina-era language, extends employer notice of separation to the Louisiana Workforce Commission from 3 to 10 days, and requires electronic transmission of that notice.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature LA, Louisiana","taxId",78558,"location","Louisiana","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6055483,"Senate committee does not advance bill on pay-transparency and equal-pay enforcement",254,3621000,3875000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3318515-b96d3d86436049963b3fc8d40ededea7&start=3621&end=3875","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3318515-b96d3d86436049963b3fc8d40ededea7/thumbnail_3621000.jpg","/articles/6055483/Louisiana/Senate-committee-does-not-advance-bill-on-pay-transparency-and-equal-pay-enforcement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6055483-14b3a3fe8b9ed541e0381ca808fef0b5/orig.mp4?Expires=1775404161&Signature=SDf4-6Q4eb74D1Lu7S~Oy6oOZZwV9MQollC4nBlD~cnbrBBqZedlY13GAdRwUa8UiA6TJcCDS8u-KjW5ccORN7zP5me9AQdPsi6cmv6eAQBVgqLoIg6eq9QqaKnL0a3C5DvNMorNmeGSS8~uHuMEUtWqxPkxsTU3gWtkAJfcnqOHZ0eTN-Chz13cHDlBbMJqwWXAlBOJDk4LFdHOTl2OF7FTdpN2xtrkVnvggOjJpvcQ2EHYOw9FjuStFEykvHsVHpMaQf5O6d01jgbwoedT6XTAs-YBx-tryQdnPhrRedlHzYL2e7ba-kep9xPQxxWZB1jbONDhUpqkzO43t1wAYg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Senate Bill 205, a measure intended to increase pay transparency and make it easier to enforce existing prohibitions on pay discrimination, was not reported out of the Senate Labor and Industrial Relations Committee on May 14.

Senator Carter, the bill’s sponsor, said the legislation would help enforce Louisiana Revised Statute 23:664 (prohibited acts) by removing secrecy around pay and preventing employers from relying on an employee’s prior pay history to justify lower pay for the same work. \"The problem with enforcing the legislative will of this body to prohibit pay discrimination is transparency,\" Carter said.

Supporters described pay transparency as a tool to reduce the gender pay gap and to protect workers. Angel Bradford Rosenberg and other witnesses said making pay information available reduces bias and improves workplace morale.

Opponents, including Patrick Robinson of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, said the bill would hurt workers by preventing employers from seeing relevant payroll history and could lead to lower offers for new hires. Robinson said such policies sometimes result in \"lowball offers\" and destabilize workplaces when internal pay comparisons occur.

Senator Barrow moved to report the bill favorably; Senator Stein objected. The committee recorded a roll-call vote and the chair announced that SB 205 was not reported (committee announcement: 5 nays, 2 yeas). As a result, the measure did not advance from committee on that date.

What’s next: With the committee vote, SB 205 will not move forward from this committee during the current hearing.

","Senate Bill 205, which would strengthen pay-transparency measures to help enforce existing prohibitions on pay discrimination, failed to clear the Senate Labor committee after competing testimony from workers and business representatives.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6055487,"Committee advances bill requiring annual reauthorization of public-sector union payroll deductions",3974,3723000,7697000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3318515-b96d3d86436049963b3fc8d40ededea7&start=3723&end=7697","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3318515-b96d3d86436049963b3fc8d40ededea7/thumbnail_3723000.jpg","/articles/6055487/Louisiana/Committee-advances-bill-requiring-annual-reauthorization-of-public-sector-union-payroll-deductions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6055487-f65254cc1ac17abe6ba4d72ad23db127/orig.mp4?Expires=1775404161&Signature=CqgYPxjXkn7pKzPcFS0RJCCr~QIWI8eKa3sQ2RB72UbI50VQkcot2wRWqL52TxnWzZljIXsMM6kZ2y4SVsME8x1jY-H-D~5jNkOWeyMuz5zENC2nFFxO1~vsduYJKYrSUPDI7AqpDRBdf31vtM1CJp7FXWhBu~rlISqhvauRJh9j-XzcK7Om8uAm2HQ4e4-WAsqHTXvZbUsY4w5z4RaLITm5CblRzPiT9DIsymv8PSuEhRho81uR6Nvpkd7d4NiD7nda81ecHpYgIGBcgXqSiSSLD9ik~ixLep91cPiQVIAXkkp~Me6T6ZEwaFNBLQyni~v32f35LLf4SjiL-QtIyQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Senate Labor and Industrial Relations Committee on May 14 voted to report House Bill 293 favorably, a bill that requires annual written reauthorization before public employers deduct union dues from paychecks and directs labor organizations to bear administrative costs for those deductions.

Representative Mallory, the bill’s author, said the measure standardizes and clarifies employees’ options to stop dues deductions: “This is an opt in. I don't want to clarify that part for everybody... it is an opt in,” Mallory said in closing remarks.

Supporters of the bill, including representatives of the Associated Professional Educators of Louisiana and the Pelican Institute, described it as a consumer-consent and transparency measure. Keith Corville of APEL said the bill “is not anti-union” but is intended to ensure affirmative consent and to protect employees from unnoticed deductions.

Organized labor and many educators opposed the measure. Multiple teachers, paraprofessionals and union leaders said the change would impose administrative burdens and risk lapses in protections for employees who rely on payroll deductions for membership, liability coverage and insurance. Rachel Chapman, president of the Vermilion Association of Educators, said, “When the state tries to interfere with the relationship between employees and their union, it undermines trust, morale, and the democratic process.”

Opponents also flagged the bill’s broader provisions: annual reauthorization of dues, possible retroactive invalidation of prior authorizations, and exemption language that excludes police and fire in some sections. Peter Robbins Brown of the Louisiana AFL-CIO warned the bill created “red tape” and could require repeated verification around collective-bargaining agreements.

An amendment adopted in the House directs that administrative costs for processing opt-outs be borne by the labor organization to avoid unfunded mandates on public employers.

The committee recorded a favorable report on HB 293 by roll call; the chair announced the result as reported favorably (committee announcement: House Bill 293 is reported favorably). The committee did not detail a floor amendment at that time.

What’s next: With the committee vote to report, HB 293 moves on in the legislative process to the next Senate stage.","House Bill 293, which would require annual written reauthorization for payroll deductions of union dues and shift administrative costs to unions, was reported favorably by the Senate committee after extensive testimony from educators and union leaders.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6055492,"Senate committee rejects proposal to raise Louisiana minimum wage to $14 by 2029",2434,547000,2981000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3318515-b96d3d86436049963b3fc8d40ededea7&start=547&end=2981","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3318515-b96d3d86436049963b3fc8d40ededea7/thumbnail_547000.jpg","/articles/6055492/Louisiana/Senate-committee-rejects-proposal-to-raise-Louisiana-minimum-wage-to-14-by-2029","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6055492-9da6f2dd7c3c818568f966ab48344a12/orig.mp4?Expires=1775404161&Signature=UcvT25WNBFDSGDv0F07s7YRCIipqEtQG~~p-FivjTeEt8WQZtrDhHjU0pwMNh7kKZd~KeXQc0eJY3JK3zsJbFa~8S5OOqj0biYm22k8rRGe86cnEf5M7HtuXYpkcXXsp8iKvdtsHVP1IIYDGZQT1XdilOumkNmg4sy4h7vo-Rfq9H4vn8krngFXq9PikjZZwN0EK9InPqSbr1bVIvu2mqUa9AnqWnhAJAwbxzK~cUagylI4YEgi5hN0JyYym93FJ1FfxSpYOMzNoGCDKF-Rjo1NQfx8hFpDBsoCQ7hDE1KsNyYbDTq87pdHTX3ztCsUHh0319Ceml5z7JlNKr1~R9A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A Senate committee voted on May 14 not to report Senate Bill 206, a measure that would set a state minimum wage at $10 an hour in 2026, $12 in 2027 and $14 in 2029.

The bill’s author, Senator Joe Carter, told the committee the staggered increases would lift many Louisianans out of poverty and reduce reliance on state benefits: “If we increase the minimum wage for the workers of this state, that’s a better state, that’s a healthier state, that’s stronger families,” Carter said during his presentation.

Proponents included Tyrone Walker, vice president of the Urban League of Louisiana, who said raising the minimum wage would “lift about a hundred thousand Louisiana individuals out of poverty” and strengthen businesses by increasing consumer purchasing power. Tom Costanza, representing the Louisiana Conference of Catholic Bishops, framed the change as consistent with Catholic social teaching on a just wage.

Business groups strongly opposed the measure. Leah Long, state director of the National Federation of Independent Business–Louisiana, read comments from small-business owners warning that mandated increases would force cuts in hours, slow hiring and push prices higher. Patrick Robinson of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry argued higher mandated wages would lead employers to reduce staff or relocate investment.

Committee members questioned economic impacts and the fiscal effect on state payrolls. Senator Carter acknowledged a fiscal note exists because state employees and retirees who returned to work would receive raises under the bill.

Senator Barrow moved to report the bill as amended. Senator Presley objected and the committee held a roll call. The committee recorded the motion as failed; the chair announced the result as \"not reported\" (final tally reported in the hearing: 5 nays, 2 yeas).

Discussion vs. decision: the record shows extensive policy discussion and testimony from advocacy groups and business groups; the committee took a formal vote and did not advance SB 206.

Context: Supporters pointed to recent minimum-wage changes in other states and growing cost-of-living pressures in Louisiana. Opponents cited potential costs to small businesses and the risk of reduced hiring.

What’s next: Because the committee did not report the bill, SB 206 will not advance from this committee at this time.","A proposal to phase the state minimum wage to $10 in 2026, $12 in 2027 and $14 in 2029 failed in the Senate Labor and Industrial Relations Committee after debate and opposing testimony from business groups.","actionData","errors"]

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Committee adopts substitute to lengthen employer separation-notice period and require electronic transmission to LWC

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Committee advances bill requiring annual reauthorization of public-sector union payroll deductions

Senate committee rejects proposal to raise Louisiana minimum wage to $14 by 2029