Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 13 > Chapter 23 > Part III – Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act
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- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Commission: means the Louisiana Commission on Human Rights. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:663
- Commission: means the Louisiana Workforce Commission. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:1
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Employee: means any female individual who is employed to work forty or more hours a week and who is employed by the employer. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:663
- Employer: means any department, office, division, agency, commission, board, committee or other organizational unit of the state. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:663
- Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Secretary: means the secretary of the commission. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:1
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.