• Effective August 1, 2025, Louisiana’s Employment Discrimination Law now includes military status as a protected class, extending anti-discrimination protections to military personnel, veterans, and their dependents.
• A new exemption to Louisiana’s final pay law, effective August 1, 2025, excludes partnership distributions from the standard wage payment requirements upon the termination of employment.

Louisiana’s Employment Discrimination Law Expanded to Include Military Status

Effective August 1, 2025, Louisiana’s Employment Discrimination Law (LEDL) now includes “military status” as a protected class, extending to military personnel and veterans protections against discrimination in hiring, firing, pay, job assignments, promotions, layoffs, training, benefits, and other terms of employment. The new law, Act No. 100, also prohibits discrimination based on military status in housing, education, and public accommodations.

Notably, the LEDL now also protects spouses/family members against employment discrimination if they are a dependent of a military service member. Under the new law, “military status” is defined to include individuals who are “member[s] of the uniformed services … of the United States” or its reserve components, or dependents of such service members who have been supported by them for at least 180 days.

Key Takeaways for Employers

• Employers may want to immediately review and update anti-discrimination and equal employment opportunity (EEO) policies, and...

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