Effective July 4, 2024, a concealed carry permit will no longer be required for law-abiding Louisianans, age 18 years or older, to carry weapons. So, if an employee walks into a workplace on July 5th with their gun, what should employers do?
 

Despite the new gun law, guns-at-work are not a new phenomenon in this State. Louisiana's "Guns at Work" law permits an employer to restrict an employee's access to weapons while on the employer's premises. Employees do, however, generally maintain the right to lawfully possess firearms in their locked, privately-owned vehicle in an employer’s parking lot, parking garage, or other designated parking area. This right does not infringe on an employer’s ability to implement and enforce policies governing the storage of firearms.
 

No law – not even the new gun law – requires employers to allow guns at an employer’s actual worksite. Louisiana’s new gun law did not amend or restrict an employer’s rights regarding handguns at work.
 

Simply put, employers may continue with the status quo when it comes to guns. However, employers may wish to revisit and revise policies as needed to comply with the newest requirements for lawful possession of handguns in Louisiana. 

Effective July 4, 2024, a concealed carry permit will no longer be required for law-abiding Louisianans, age 18 years or older, to carry weapons. So, if an employee walks into a workplace on July 5th with their gun, what should employers do?
 

Despite the new gun law, guns-at-work are not a new phenomenon in this State. Louisiana's "Guns at Work" law permits an employer to restrict an employee's access to weapons while on the employer's premises. Employees do, however, generally maintain the right to lawfully possess firearms in their locked, privately-owned vehicle in an employer’s parking lot, parking garage, or other designated parking area. This right does not infringe on an employer’s ability to implement and enforce policies governing the storage of firearms.
 

No law – not even the new gun law – requires employers to allow guns at an employer’s actual worksite. Louisiana’s new gun law did not amend or restrict an employer’s rights regarding handguns at work.
 

Simply put, employers may continue with the status quo when it comes to guns. However, employers may wish to revisit and revise policies as needed to comply with the newest requirements for lawful possession of handguns in Louisiana. 

Effective July 4, 2024, a concealed carry permit will no longer be required for law-abiding Louisianans, age 18 years or older, to carry weapons. So, if an employee walks into a workplace on July 5th with their gun, what should employers do?
 

Despite the new gun law, guns-at-work are not a new phenomenon in this State. Louisiana's "Guns at Work" law permits an employer to restrict an employee's access to weapons while on the employer's premises. Employees do, however, generally maintain the right to lawfully possess firearms in their locked, privately-owned vehicle in an employer’s parking lot, parking garage, or other designated parking area. This right does not infringe on an employer’s ability to implement and enforce policies governing the storage of firearms.
 

No law – not even the new gun law – requires employers to allow guns at an employer’s actual worksite. Louisiana’s new gun law did not amend or restrict an employer’s rights regarding handguns at work.
 

Simply put, employers may continue with the status quo when it comes to guns. However, employers may wish to revisit and revise policies as needed to comply with the newest requirements for lawful possession of handguns in Louisiana. 

Effective July 4, 2024, a concealed carry permit will no longer be required for law-abiding Louisianans, age 18 years or older, to carry weapons. So, if an employee walks into a workplace on July 5th with their gun, what should employers do?
 

Despite the new gun law, guns-at-work are not a new phenomenon in this State. Louisiana's "Guns at Work" law permits an employer to restrict an employee's access to weapons while on the employer's premises. Employees do, however, generally maintain the right to lawfully possess firearms in their locked, privately-owned vehicle in an employer’s parking lot, parking garage, or other designated parking area. This right does not infringe on an employer’s ability to implement and enforce policies governing the storage of firearms.
 

No law – not even the new gun law – requires employers to allow guns at an employer’s actual worksite. Louisiana’s new gun law did not amend or restrict an employer’s rights regarding handguns at work.
 

Simply put, employers may continue with the status quo when it comes to guns. However, employers may wish to revisit and revise policies as needed to comply with the newest requirements for lawful possession of handguns in Louisiana. 

Effective July 4, 2024, a concealed carry permit will no longer be required for law-abiding Louisianans, age 18 years or older, to carry weapons. So, if an employee walks into a workplace on July 5th with their gun, what should employers do?
 

Despite the new gun law, guns-at-work are not a new phenomenon in this State. Louisiana's "Guns at Work" law permits an employer to restrict an employee's access to weapons while on the employer's premises. Employees do, however, generally maintain the right to lawfully possess firearms in their locked, privately-owned vehicle in an employer’s parking lot, parking garage, or other designated parking area. This right does not infringe on an employer’s ability to implement and enforce policies governing the storage of firearms.
 

No law – not even the new gun law – requires employers to allow guns at an employer’s actual worksite. Louisiana’s new gun law did not amend or restrict an employer’s rights regarding handguns at work.
 

Simply put, employers may continue with the status quo when it comes to guns. However, employers may wish to revisit and revise policies as needed to comply with the newest requirements for lawful possession of handguns in Louisiana.