This Law Firm Publication by Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. discusses three bills, recently signed into law by Governor Bobby Jindal, which will affect Louisiana employers. The three bills are the Louisiana employment discrimination law relative to veterans (La. R.S. 23:331) providing employment protections for honorably discharged veterans, the Louisiana Equal Pay for Women Act (La. R.S. 23:661-669) prohibiting the state from paying female employees less than men for the same or substantially similar work and amendments to procedural issues related to claims for unemployment benefits (La. R.S. 23:1599 and 23:1629(A)). The new laws become effective on August 1, 2013.