2020 Regular Session update
Lawmakers okay major changes to return-to-work (RTW) requirements
The 2020 Regular Session lasted from March 9 through June 1, with a month-long hiatus associated with the COVID-19 stay-at-home orders.
Throughout the session, TRSL monitored 24 pieces of legislation that would have impacted the retirement system and its members. In the end, two bills and four resolutions impacting TRSL passed, including a bill with significant changes for employers that hire TRSL retirees.
New RTW Law creates two groups of RTW retirees
Act 337 of 2020 enacted La. R.S. 11:710.1. With passage of this new law, there are now two groups of RTW retirees subject to two different laws.