Court Says Temp Elections Worker Wasn't State Employee

A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a temporary elections worker was not a state employee and that the parish registrar of voters was liable for her benefits. Case: Negrete v. Parish of Caddo, No. 56,933-WCA, 07/15/2026, published. Facts: The Caddo Parish Registrar of Voters hired Judy Negrete as a temporary employee in July 2019. Negrete earned $11.50 an hour working as needed around election times. On March 11, 2021, Negrete was in a storage room filing absentee ballots in large plastic bins. After moving a bin on a metal shelf, she crouched to sit, but her office chair had rolled...