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  2. Law of Louisiana - Wikipedia

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    The Louisiana Revised Statutes (R.S.) contain a significant amount of legislation, arranged in titles or codes. [2] Apart from this, the Louisiana Civil Code forms the core of private law, [3] the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure (C.C.P.) governs civil procedure, the Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure (C.Cr.P.) governs criminal procedure, the Louisiana Code of Evidence governs the law of ...

  3. Right to sit in the United States - Wikipedia

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    By 1998, the law stipulated for all employers to "provide and procure proper and suitable seats for all such employees" and that employers must not make "any rules, regulations or orders preventing the use of such stools or seats when any such employees are not actively employed in their work" (D.C. Code §36-901).

  4. Louisiana Civil Code - Wikipedia

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    The Louisiana Civil Code (LCC) constitutes the core of private law in the State of Louisiana. [1] The Louisiana Civil Code is based on a more diverse set of sources than the laws of the other 49 states of the United States: substantive law between private sector parties has a civil law character, based on the French civil code and Spanish codes and ultimately Roman law, with some common law ...

  5. Employee Free Choice Act - Wikipedia

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    The Employee Free Choice Act would have amended the National Labor Relations Act in three significant ways. That is: section 2 would have eliminated the need for an additional ballot to require an employer recognize a union, if a majority of workers have already signed cards expressing their wish to have a union

  6. Right-to-work law - Wikipedia

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    Opponents, such as Richard Kahlenberg, [2] [23] have argued that right-to-work laws simply "gives employees the right to be free riders—to benefit from collective bargaining without paying for it." [24] [25] Benefits the dissenting union members would receive despite not paying dues also include representation during arbitration proceedings. [26]

  7. Smoker protection law - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, smoker protection laws are state statutes that prevent employers from discriminating against employees for using tobacco products. Currently twenty-nine states and the District of Columbia have such laws. Although laws vary from state to state, employers are generally prohibited from either refusing to hire or firing an ...

  8. House Bill 71 - Wikipedia

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    Louisiana State Representative Dodie Horton introduced the bill to the Louisiana House of Representatives, describing the Ten Commandments as the basis of all laws. After passing the Committee on Education in a 10–3 vote, [4] the bill was signed into law by Louisiana governor Jeff Landry on June 19, 2024. [5]

  9. Constitution of Louisiana - Wikipedia

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    The beginning of statehood for Louisiana began with the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. In 1804, the land the United States purchased from France was divided in two territories: 1) the Louisiana Territory (upper territory) and 2) the area below the 33rd parallel (current Louisiana-Arkansas state line), the Orleans Territory each as an organized incorporated territory of the United States.