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LA SB205

Bill

Status

Introduced

4/4/2025

Primary Sponsor

Gary Carter

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits employers from inquiring about or using a job applicant's wage history to screen candidates, determine employment offers, or set salary and benefits during the hiring process

  • Bars employers from retaliating against applicants who refuse to disclose their wage history

  • Protects employees from discrimination or adverse employment actions for inquiring about, disclosing, comparing, or discussing their own wages or coworkers' wages

  • Creates an exception allowing discipline of employees whose essential job function includes access to wage information if they disclose that information to unauthorized individuals (unless required by law)

  • Effective August 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Provides for employment practices related to wage history, wage disclosure, and retaliation. (8/1/25)

EMPLOYMENT

Last Action

Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.

4/14/2025

Committee Referrals

Labor & Industrial Relations4/4/2025

Full Bill Text

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