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LC 1721

Generally revise labor laws

2025 Regular Session

Broadly revises labor laws to modernize wage/hour rules and streamline unemployment insurance and workers’ comp, shifting duties for employers and protections for workers.

(LC) Draft Died in Process
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Bill Summary · LC 1721

Summary: LC 1721 — Generally revise labor laws

Bill number: LC 1721
Title: Generally revise labor laws
Status: Draft Died in Process (LC)
Introduced: November 20, 2024
Classification: Bill
Subject: Labor and Employment (including Unemployment Insurance; Workers’ Comp)

Purpose and intent

LC 1721 is described as a broad, generally worded effort to revise labor laws. The available information does not include the enacted text or specific policy goals. Based on the title and subject, the bill would likely aim to modernize or reorganize labor and employment provisions to address current workforce realities, regulatory efficiency, and consistency across related programs such as unemployment insurance and workers’ compensation. Specific objectives (e.g., updating definitions, aligning wage-and-hour rules, or reorganizing enforcement mechanisms) are not detailed in the provided material.

Key provisions (availability of text)

  • No bill text or explicit provisions are provided in the available information.
  • If enacted, typical provisions in a general labor-law revision could touch on areas such as:
    • Definitions and classifications of workers and employers
    • Wage, hour, and leave standards
    • Unemployment insurance program structure, benefits, and financing
    • Workers’ compensation benefits, eligibility, and appeals
    • Roles and powers of enforcement agencies
    • Administrative procedures and enforcement penalties
    • Administrative appeals and rulemaking processes
  • Note: These are general possibilities for a broad revision bill and not confirmed provisions of LC 1721.

Potential impact and affected parties

  • Affected parties (potential, if enacted): employees and jobseekers; employers and business entities; the unemployment insurance program; the workers’ compensation system; state labor and employment agencies; legal and HR professionals.
  • Policy impact (hypothetical): Depending on the final text, reforms could alter employer obligations, worker protections, benefit levels, funding mechanisms, and enforcement processes. Broad revisions can shift compliance costs, administration efficiency, and clarity of labor-law standards.

Procedural history and timeline

  • 2024-11-20: Drafter Assigned; Draft On Hold
  • 2024-11-20: Draft On Hold (initial status update)
  • 2025-05-27: Draft Died in Process (LC)

Status and outlook

  • Status: Died in Process (no further action on this draft within the current session).
  • Outlook: The bill has not advanced toward a final passage. It could be reintroduced in a future session with new text or modifications. Readers should monitor official bill-tracking resources for any new versions or successors.

Where to find more information

  • To obtain the actual text (if reintroduced) and any amendments, refer to the state legislature’s bill database or the committee records for LC 1721.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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