Louisiana Content Updated to Include New Equal Pay Law for State Workers

Author: Beth P. Zoller, XpertHR Legal Editor

The Louisiana Discrimination section has been updated to include the Equal Pay for Women Act, which requires state employers to pay their male and female employees equally for the same or substantially similar work requiring equal skill, effort, education and responsibility and that is performed under similar working conditions including the time worked in the position. The law takes effect August 1, 2013.