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Extension of the deadline for application to receive tax credits or rebates relative to the Louisiana Quality Jobs Program

Ogletree Deakins
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USA
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March 27 2012

The Louisiana Quality Jobs Program provides a cash rebate to certain businesses that create well-paid jobs and promote economic development

Louisiana ends 2011 with more jobs

Ogletree Deakins
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USA
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March 27 2012

At the end of 2011, Louisiana’s 6.4 percent jobless rate was down from the 6.5 percent November rate and the 7.2 percent figure in December 2010

Criminal background checks for individuals seeking employment

Ogletree Deakins
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USA
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March 27 2012

This Act, which became effective on August 15, 2011, provides that employers or their representatives may obtain conviction records of an applicant seeking employment directly from the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information to further qualify the applicant for the position being sought, if the applicant has executed a consent form authorizing the employer to obtain such conviction records

Louisiana leads nation in improper unemployment payments

Ogletree Deakins
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USA
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March 27 2012

According to recent data released by the U.S. Department of Labor, Louisiana had the highest rate of improper unemployment insurance payments in 2011

Tax credit still available to businesses sponsoring apprenticeship programs

Ogletree Deakins
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USA
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March 27 2012

To continue providing an incentive for businesses to employ apprentices and thus improve the quality of the currently available workforce, this Act extends the applicability of the apprenticeship tax credit

Employment of minors

Ogletree Deakins
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USA
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March 27 2012

Act No. 177 has repealed the prohibition of employment of minors less than 16 years of age “in singing, dancing, or playing upon a musical instrument” or “in any theatrical exhibition or in any wandering occupation.”

Workplace fatalities decreasing

Ogletree Deakins
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USA
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March 27 2012

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that workplace deaths in Louisiana dropped nearly 26 percent in 2010

Immigration status verification laws

Ogletree Deakins
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USA
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March 27 2012

Governor Bobby Jindal signed into law a bill passed by the state Legislature targeted at discouraging the employment of unauthorized alien workers

Fifth Circuit affirms dismissal of commute-time collective action

Ogletree Deakins
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USA
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March 27 2012

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed dismissal of an overtime class action alleging unpaid commuting time

Weak job growth expected in 2012-2013

Ogletree Deakins
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USA
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March 27 2012

Despite the optimistic numbers reflected in the state’s jobless rate at the close of 2011, Louisiana State University economists have predicted that the state’s job growth over the next two years will be sluggish

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