Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:1015.2 – School and day care conference and activities leave
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:1015.2
- Child: means a person who is less than the maximum age specified for compulsory school attendance as provided in La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:1015.1
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Employee: means a natural person who is paid compensation in return for the performance of services. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:1015.1
- Employer: means any person, as provided for in Article 24 of the Civil Code, who in this state pays compensation to an employee in exchange for the performance of services. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:1015.1
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- School: means an accredited public or private educational institution that provides educational services to children of compulsory attendance age. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:1015.1
A. An employer may grant an employee leave from work of up to a total of sixteen hours during any twelve-month period to attend, observe, or participate in conferences or classroom activities related to the employee’s dependent children for whom he is the legal guardian that are conducted at the child‘s school or day care center, if the conferences or classroom activities cannot reasonably be scheduled during the nonwork hours of the employee. An employee who wishes to request leave under this Part shall provide reasonable notice to the employer prior to the leave and make a reasonable effort to schedule the leave so as not to unduly disrupt the operations of the employer.
B. An employer is not required to pay an employee for any time taken as leave pursuant to Subsection A of this Section. However, an employee shall be permitted to substitute any accrued vacation time or other appropriate paid leave for any leave taken pursuant to this Section.
Acts 1993, No. 790, §1.