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La. R.S. 23:667

Limitation of actions

Known as the Louisiana Equal Pay for Women Act

The act spans §§ 23–23 (49 sections).

Acts 2013, No. 374, §1; Acts 2014, No. 702, §1.

A. Any action filed in the Nineteenth Judicial District Court to recover unpaid wages or any other form of relief for a violation of this Chapter shall be commenced within one year of the date that an employee is aware or should have been aware that the employee's employer is in violation of this Chapter.

B. This one-year prescriptive period shall be suspended during the sixty-day period allowed the employer by this Chapter to respond to the employee's written notice, during the pendency of any administrative review or investigation of the employee's claim by the Louisiana Commission on Human Rights or the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or both.

Official source: Louisiana State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Louisiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.