The House Labor Committee voted down proposals to increase the minimum wage. Bossier City Representative Raymond Crews expressed concern that increasing the minimum wage from the current $7.25 an hour will result in job losses. Baton Rouge Representative Denise Marcelle disagreed and she believes raising the minimum wage will lead to more people entering the workforce, she had a proposal to increase the minimum wage to 12-dollars an hour…
And as we’ve seen in years past, business groups lobbied against minimum wage hike proposals. Jim Patterson with the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry on why the state should not raise the minimum wage…
PM Cut 16 (08) “…their businesses“
And the House Labor Committee voted down a bill to demand all employers in the state give equal pay regardless of gender. Speaking for his bill, Marrero Democrat Representative Kyle Green says his bill seeks to extend equal pay mandates for government workers – passed in 2013 – to include everyone…:
AM Cut 7 (13) “…for women of color.”
But Caddo Parish Republican Representative Dodie Horton wondered if Green was aware the state already has a 2013 non-discrimination law that achieves the same thing…:
AM Cut 8 (13) “…national origin, disability…”
By a vote of 3 “yeas” to 7 “nays”, the bill fails to pass and is dead for the session.