Title 51. Trade and Commerce

Chapter 38. Louisiana Commission on Human Rights

51:2231     Statement of purpose; limitation on prohibitions against discrimination because of age

A. It is the purpose and intent of the legislature by this enactment to provide for execution within Louisiana of the policies embodied in the Federal Civil Rights Act of 1964, 1968, and 1972¹ and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967,² as amended; and to assure that Louisiana has appropriate legislation prohibiting discrimination in public accommodations sufficient to justify the deferral of cases by the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the executive director of the Louisiana Workforce Commission, and the Department of Justice under those statutes; to safeguard all individuals within the state from discrimination because of race, creed, color, religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin in connection with employment and in connection with public accommodations; to protect their interest in personal dignity and freedom from humiliation; to make available to the state their full productive capacities in employment; to secure the state against domestic strife and unrest which would menace its democratic institutions; to preserve the public safety, health, and general welfare; and to further the interest, rights, and privileges within the state.

B. The prohibitions in this Chapter against discrimination because of age in connection with public accommodations shall be limited to individuals who are at least forty years of age.

C. The Louisiana Commission on Human Rights shall have enforcement powers including adjudication of claims of discrimination prohibited by Chapter 3-A of Title 23 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, and pay discrimination prohibited by R.S. 23:664.

Added by Acts 1988, No. 886, § 1. Amended by Acts 1993, No. 820, § 9; Acts 1997, No. 1409, § 3, eff. Aug. 1, 1997; Acts 2014, No. 702, § 2; Acts 2014, No. 756, § 1.

Footnotes

1.  See, inter alia, 42 U.S.C.A. §§ 2000A et seq., 3601 et seq.

2.  See, inter alia, 29 U.S.C.A. § 621 et seq.