Labor & Workers’ Rights

Rep. Landry goes above and beyond when the situation calls for it: in 2021, she filed a lawsuit against the Governor when he and the Legislature cruelly cut off federal unemployment benefits to workers - one month before Hurricane Ida hit. This decision also cost the state $250,000,000 in federal money.

Sex work is work! Rep. Landry, along with a group of strong and organized advocates, filed the first legislation in the country to decriminalize sex work.  Consenting behavior between adults should not be a crime; all workers deserve a safe and healthy working environment; and arresting victims of trafficking - often on prostitution charges - only harms, and doesn’t help these victims. Conflating trafficking with consensual labor is a misconception that must be clarified. This movement has gained traction since then: John Oliver did a segment on this issue that featured the hearing on Rep. Landry’s bill. Rep. Landry strongly supports labor rights and worker safety. 

In addition to the worker protections noted above, Rep. Landry worked to strengthen the state’s worker misclassification laws. When businesses illegally misclassify employees as independent contractors, it strips the worker of protections and cheats the government out of tax revenue, which leads to higher taxes on businesses that follow the law.