Tag: Louisiana Legislature

• COVID-19

  Workers’ Compensation Legislative Update: COVID-19 & Legislative Session Recap

  • July 22, 2020
  • By Allen & Gooch

  Governor John Bel Edwards issued multiple orders over the past several months due to COVID-19, that affected workers’ compensation in Louisiana. All legal deadlines were suspended from March 17, 2020 until June 15, 2020, and liberative and peremptive prescription delays were suspended from March 17, 2020 until July 5, 2020. All legal delays, including prescription, […]

• Workers' Compensation

  Applying Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Law to Out-of-State Work Accident

  • January 18, 2016
  • By Allen & Gooch

  Louisiana Workers’ Compensation laws can be applied to work injuries that occur while an employee is working outside of Louisiana.  Louisiana Revised Statute 23:1035.1 provides extraterritorial coverage to an employee injured while working outside the territorial limits of Louisiana.  Specifically, this statute provides in pertinent part:   (1) If an employee, while working outside the […]

• Civil Procedure

  Updated Motion for Summary Judgment Article, Effective January 1, 2016

  • January 13, 2016
  • By Allen & Gooch

  Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure art. 966 has undergone significant edits in the past year, and the “new” article will take effect on January 1, 2016. The article will not affect any Motions for Summary Judgment (“MSJ”) pending adjudication or appeal on that date. The “new” article will only affect Motions filed after January 1, […]

• Taxation

  2013 Legislative Update: New Tax Credit Registry Administered by LDR

  • December 10, 2013
  • By Allen & Gooch

  New Tax Credit Registry Will Track Credits, Including Transfers In this year’s session, the Louisiana Legislature created a new tax credit registry to be administered by the Louisiana Department of Revenue (LDR) in Act No. 418.  When state agencies issue tax credits, they are now required to send information on the tax credit to LDR, […]

• Business Litigation

  2013 Legislative Update: Class Action Certification

  • November 11, 2013
  • By Allen & Gooch

  Louisiana Legislature Clarifies Requirements for Class Action Certification Historically, Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure art. 591(A)(5) stated: “the class is or may be defined objectively in terms of ascertainable criteria, such that the court may determine the constituency of the class for purposes of the conclusiveness of any judgment that may be rendered in the […]

• Workers' Compensation

  2013 Legislative Update: Changes to Louisiana Workers Compensation

  • October 15, 2013
  • By Allen & Gooch
  

  Louisiana Workers Compensation Changes Again, Less Than a Year After Substantial Reform In this summer’s session, the Louisiana Legislature made numerous changes to the Workers’ Compensation laws.  Businesses and employers should be sure to work closely with counsel to ensure they are in compliance with the new laws.  Some of these changes include: Act No. […]

• Construction Law

  2013 Legislative Update: Louisiana Construction Law

  • October 11, 2013
  • By Allen & Gooch
  

  In this summer’s session, the legislature made three changes to Louisiana construction law. The Private Works Act In Act No. 277, the Louisiana legislature amended La. R.S. 9:4822(G)(4), part of the Private Works Act, to change the notice required in order to preserve a claim or privilege.  Now, a claimant is not required to attach […]

• Emerging Companies and Start-ups

  2013 Legislative Update: Louisiana Entertainment Tax Credits

  • October 10, 2013
  • By Clay Allen
  

  Find out how key changes to three of the Louisiana entertainment tax credits could affect and benefit your business.

• Employment Law & Litigation

  2013 Legislative Update: Louisiana Equal Pay for Women Act

  • September 26, 2013
  • By Allen & Gooch

  Louisiana Equal Pay for Women Act allows women in the public sector who believe they are being paid less than male coworkers because of their gender to sue.