Bills affecting Union member / worker in Louisiana — 2026 session

Authorizes a school board to engage in a cooperative endeavor with a credit union or bank to operate a branch at a high school

Provides relative to penalties and attorney fees for nonpayment, discontinuance of payment, or failure to consent for a medical treatment for workers' compensation claims, controversion of benefits, and preliminary determination hearings

Provides for the adoption of a medical fee reimbursement schedule for workers' compensation (RE +$100,000 SD EX See Note)

Provides relative to maximum medical improvement, income benefits, the misrepresentation of benefits or payments, and the rehabilitation of injured employees under workers' compensation (OR -$7,162,245 SG EX See Note)

Provides relative to an employee's refusal to submit to a medical examination or cooperate with vocational rehabilitation and provides relative to expedited summary proceedings for certain disputes

Provides with respect to the selection of vocation rehabilitation counselors

Provides relative to requests for authorizations for prescription medications

Provides relative to claims for benefits under workers' compensation

Provides relative to the medical treatment schedule under workers' compensation (OR NO IMPACT See Note)

Repeals the Workers' Compensation Advisory Council

Provides relative to union dues and fees for certain public employees. (8/1/26)

Provides relative to the definition of an independent contractor (RE1 DECREASE SD EX See Note)

Provides relative to experience modifiers and subrogation in workers' compensation cases