HB282

Provides relative to employment discrimination based on criminal history records

Introduced·2/23/26
Ment Text

Louisiana HB282 addresses employment discrimination based on criminal history records, allowing aggrieved applicants to file complaints with the.

Louisiana HB282 modifies existing law to provide additional factors for employers to consider when making hiring decisions based on criminal history records. The bill allows applicants who feel they have been discriminated against to file complaints with the Louisiana Commission on Human Rights. The commission is required to investigate these complaints, conduct hearings, and issue findings of fact and determinations of compliance or noncompliance. If a violation is found, the commission can order relief such as a cease and desist order, corrective action, or a civil penalty.

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Where it stands

Current
Labor and Industrial Relations Committee
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Committee decision

Sponsors

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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

History

Mar 9

House

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.

Feb 27

House

First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.

Feb 23

House

Prefiled.