Louisiana § RS 23:640 - Fringe benefits payable under collective bargaining agreements
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§ RS 23:640. Fringe benefits payable under collective bargaining agreements
Any and all amounts payable by employers under collective bargaining agreements with any labor organization for vacation, health and welfare, pension, apprenticeship and training, supplemental unemployment benefits, or any other fringe benefits considered as wages by the secretary in determining prevailing wage rates shall be considered and treated as wages due by employers under R.S. 23:631-23:639 and employers shall be obligated to pay the said amounts to the trust funds, trustees, or other obligees to whom such payments shall be due and owing in the same manner and subject to the same penalties for nonpayment and the same provisions as to collection and enforcement by the said obligees as apply to ordinary wages under R.S. 23:631-23:639.
Added by Acts 1966, No. 536, §1; Acts 2008, No. 743, §7.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 23:640 ("Fringe benefits payable under collective bargaining agreements") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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