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LA Rev Stat § 23:1301 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1301. Notice as prerequisite to institution of proceedings

RS 1301 - Notice as prerequisite to institution of proceedings No proceeding under this Chapter for compensation shall be maintained unless notice of the injury has been given to the employer within thirty days after the date of the injury or death. This notice may be given or made by any person claiming to be entitled to compensation or by anyone on his behalf. Added by Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 1, §1, eff. July 1, 1983.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1302 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1302. Employer's duty to advise employees as to necessity of notice

RS 1302 - Employer's duty to advise employees as to necessity of notice  A. The employer shall have printed and keep posted at some convenient and conspicuous point in his place of business a notice reading substantially as follows:  "In case of accidental injury or death, an injured employee or any person claiming to be entitled to compensation either as a claimant or as a representative of a person claiming to be entitled to compensation must give notice to (name and address of employer) within thirty days. If notice is not given to the above party within thirty days, no payments will be made under the law for such injury or death. In addition, any fraudulent action by the employer, employee, or any other person for the purpose of obtaining or defeating any benefit or payment of worker's compensation shall subject such person to criminal as well as civil penalties."  B. If the employer fails to keep such a notice posted, the time in which the notice of injury shall be given as provided in R.S. 23:1301 shall be extended to twelve months from the date of injury. The assistant secretary may by rule require inclusion of additional information in the notice required by this Section.  Added by Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 1, §1, eff. July 1, 1983; Acts 1993, No. 928, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1303 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1303. Contents of notice

RS 1303 - Contents of notice The notice required by R.S. 23:1301 shall (1) be made in writing, (2) contain the name and address of the employee, (3) state in ordinary language the time, place, nature, and cause of the injury, and (4) be signed by the person giving or making the notice. Added by Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 1, §1, eff. July 1, 1983.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1304 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1304. Persons to whom notice given

RS 1304 - Persons to whom notice given Any notice or claim under this Chapter shall be given to the employer. If the employer is a partnership, then notice may be given to any one of the partners. If the employer is a corporation, then the notice may be given to any agent of the corporation upon whom process may be served or to any officer or agent in charge of the business at the place where the injury occurred. If the employer is a body politic, then the notice or claim for compensation may be given to the person connected with the body politic upon whom process may be served; however, in any case, the notice may be given to the person designated in the notice posted in accordance with R.S. 23:1303. Any such notice shall be given by delivering it or by sending it by certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the employer or officer or agent at his or its last known residence or place of business. Added by Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 1, §1, eff. July 1, 1983.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1305 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1305. Inaccuracies as to time, nature, place, or cause, of injury; effect of delay or lack of notice

RS 1305 - Inaccuracies as to time, nature, place, or cause, of injury; effect of delay or lack of notice A notice given under this Subpart shall not be held invalid or insufficient by reason of any inaccuracy in stating the time, place, nature, or cause of the injury, or otherwise, unless it is shown that the employer was in fact misled to his detriment thereby. Lack of notice or delay in giving notice shall not be a bar to proceedings under this Chapter if it is shown that the employer, or his agent or representative, had knowledge of the accident or that the employer has not been prejudiced by such delay or lack of notice. Added by Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 1, §1, eff. July 1, 1983.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1306 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1306. Employer reports

RS 1306 - Employer reports  A. Within ten days of actual knowledge of injury resulting in death or in lost time in excess of one week after the injury, the employer shall send a report to the insurer, if any, on a form prescribed by the assistant secretary, providing the following information:  (1) The name, address, and business of the employer.  (2) The name, Social Security number, street, mailing address, telephone number, and occupation of the employee.  (3) The cause and nature of the injury or death.  (4) The date, time, and the particular locality where the injury or death occurred.  (5) The wages, as defined in R.S. 23:1021, the worker was earning at the time of the injury.  (B)(1)(a) The insurer or the administrator of the employer's workers' compensation claims, upon receipt of the first report of injury, shall submit the data in electronic data interchange or EDI format to the office of workers' compensation administration at a frequency to be determined by the assistant secretary.  (b) For the purposes of this Subsection, electronic data interchange or EDI format shall be based on the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC) standards.  (2)(a) Submissions after December 31, 2012, may be in the EDI format. Submissions after December 31, 2013, shall be in the EDI format.  (b) Any new EDI format developed by the IAIABC shall be adopted for use at the discretion of the assistant secretary.  C. All information and records pursuant to this Section shall be confidential and privileged, shall not be public records, and shall not be subject to subpoena. However, nothing in this Section shall prevent the use of such information or records for the compilation of statistical data wherein the identity of the individual or employer is not disclosed.  Added by Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 1, §1, eff. July 1, 1983; Acts 2001, No. 1032, §9; Acts 2006, No. 44, §1, eff. May 16, 2006; Acts 2012, No. 141, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1307 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1307. Information to injured employee

RS 1307 - Information to injured employee  Upon receipt of notice of injury from the employer or other indication of an injury reportable under R.S. 23:1306, the office shall mail immediately to the injured employee and employer a brochure which sets forth in clear understandable language a summary statement of the rights, benefits, and obligations of employers and employees under this Chapter, together with an explanation of the operations of the office, and shall invite the employer and employee to seek the advice of the office with reference to any question or dispute which the employee has concerning the injury. Such brochure shall specifically state the procedure for requesting an additional medical opinion regarding a medical examination in the event a dispute arises as to the condition of the employee or the employee's capacity to work and the procedure for appealing the denial of medical treatment to the medical director as provided in R.S. 23:1203.1. If such brochure has previously been mailed to an employer within the calendar year, the office shall not mail the employer an additional brochure unless the employer specifically requests it.  Added by Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 1, §1, eff. July 1, 1983; Acts 1995, No. 246, §1, eff. June 14, 1995; Acts 1997, No. 452, §1, eff. June 22, 1997; Acts 2012, No. 235, §1; Acts 2017, No. 381, §2, eff. June 23, 2017.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1310 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1310. Initial filing of claim with office of workers' compensation administration

RS 1310 - Initial filing of claim with office of workers' compensation administration  A. If, at any time after notification to the office of the occurrence of death or injury resulting in excess of seven days lost time, a bona fide dispute occurs, the employee or his dependent or the employer or insurer may file a claim with the state office, or the district office where the hearing will be held, on a form to be provided by the assistant secretary.  B. In addition to any other information required by the assistant secretary, the claim shall set forth the time, place, nature, and cause of the injury, the benefit in dispute, and the employee's actual earnings, if any, at the time of the filing of the claim with the office.  Added by Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 1, §1, eff. July 1, 1983. Amended by Acts 1992, No. 1105, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1310.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1310.1. Workers' compensation judges; creation; tenure; qualification; presiding officer; rules and regulations; hearings; assistant secretary

RS 1310.1 - Workers' compensation judges; creation; tenure; qualification; presiding officer; rules and regulations; hearings; assistant secretary  A. There is hereby created workers' compensation judge positions comprised of at least ten judges within the office of workers' compensation administration.  B. A workers' compensation judge, or ad hoc officer presiding over a workers' compensation adjudicatory hearing, shall have been licensed and actively engaged in the practice of the law in the state for not less than five years, and following employment as a workers' compensation judge shall not practice workers' compensation law while so employed. Any temporary ad hoc officers appointed or designated by the commission to preside over a workers' compensation adjudicatory hearing shall meet the same eligibility requirements and shall comply with the same provisions of civil service for appointment, retention, or reappointment as are required for workers' compensation judges authorized under this Section.  C. The assistant secretary shall have the authority to adopt reasonable rules and regulations, including the rules of procedure before the workers' compensation judges, according to the procedures established by the Administrative Procedure Act. All rules and regulations, properly approved and promulgated under the Administrative Procedure Act, shall be consistent with the Workers' Compensation Law and shall be binding in the administration of that law.  D. A workers' compensation judge shall be appointed by the assistant secretary of the office of worker's compensation in accordance with all applicable civil service laws, rules, and regulations for a five-year term. He shall be subject to removal by the secretary during his term of employment for cause. A workers' compensation judge may be appointed for additional terms of five years but must reapply in the same manner as new applicants.  Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 1, §1, eff. July 1, 1983; Acts 1985, No. 926, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986; Acts 1988, No. 938, §1, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 1989, No. 23, §1, eff. June 15, 1989; Acts 1989, No. 43, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 1989, No. 260, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 1991, No. 849, §1; Acts 1991, No. 892, §1; Acts 1995, No. 348, §1, eff. June 16, 1995; Acts 1997, No. 88, §1, eff. June 11, 1997; Acts 1999, No. 78, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1014, §1, eff. June 27, 2001. {{NOTE: ACTS 1991, NO. 849, §2 PROVIDED THAT R.S. 23:1310.1(D) SHALL NOT BE APPLICABLE TO ANY ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING OFFICER APPOINTED PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 6, 1991.}}
LA Rev Stat § 23:1310.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1310.2. Duties of assistant secretary

RS 1310.2 - Duties of assistant secretary  A. The chief administrative officer to assist the workers' compensation judges shall be the assistant secretary of the office of workers' compensation administration, who shall be subject to the general administrative authority of the secretary.  B. In addition to his other duties set forth in Title 23 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, the assistant secretary shall organize, direct, and develop the administrative work in support of the work of the workers' compensation judges, including the docketing, clerical, technical, and financial work, establish hours of operation, and perform such other duties relating to matters within the purview of the workers' compensation judges as any one of them may request.  C. The assistant secretary shall employ other employees, within budgetary limitation, necessary to carry out the work and orders of the workers' compensation judges in an efficient and expedient manner.  Acts 1988, No. 938, §2, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 1989, No. 27, §1; Acts 1989, No. 260, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 1997, No. 88, §1, eff. June 11, 1997; Acts 2008, No. 743, §7.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1310.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1310.4. Place hearings to be held

RS 1310.4 - Place hearings to be held  A.(1) At the time a claim is initiated with the assistant secretary, the claimant shall elect the situs of necessary hearings by the workers' compensation judge.  (2) If the claimant is a domiciliary of the state of Louisiana, he shall be required to elect either the judicial district of the parish of his domicile at the time he sustained his injury, the judicial district of the parish where the injury occurred, or the judicial district of the parish of the principal place of business of the employer.  (3) In the event that the claimant is not a domiciliary of the state of Louisiana, the necessary hearings shall be held in the judicial district of the parish of the principal place of business of the employer, provided, that if the injury occurred within the state, the hearings shall be held in the judicial district of the parish where the injury occurred.  (4) In the event the claimant is not a domiciliary of the state of Louisiana and the accident resulting in injury occurred outside the territorial limits of the state, the hearings shall be held in the judicial district of the parish in this state wherein the contract of employment was made or in which the employment was principally localized.  B. After the election has been made as provided above, all future hearings affecting the claimant's case shall be held in the workers' compensation district so designated unless the workers' compensation judge, upon agreement by the claimant and the employer, shall transfer such cause for hearing to any other workers' compensation district agreed upon. In addition, hearings may be held in any workers' compensation district if the workers' compensation judge determines that good cause has been shown.  Acts 1988, No. 938, §2, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 1989, No. 260, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 1991, No. 892, §1; Acts 1997, No. 88, §1, eff. June 11, 1997; Acts 2004, No. 341, §1, eff. June 18, 2004.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1310.6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1310.6. Assistant secretary; powers and duties

RS 1310.6 - Assistant secretary; powers and duties  The assistant secretary shall preside at all meetings of the workers' compensation judges and shall make all procedural rulings for the workers' compensation judges collectively, except those to be made in the course of hearings before a single workers' compensation judge, oversee the administrative affairs of the workers' compensation judges, and bear such other responsibilities and duties as may be necessary to operate the workers' compensation judge system in an efficient manner. The assistant secretary, in his discretion, may appoint a chief workers' compensation judge to perform any or all of these duties. The position of chief workers' compensation judge shall be in addition to the number of workers' compensation judges provided for in R.S. 23:1310.1. The assistant secretary may also appoint ad hoc judges, as necessary, in addition to the positions provided for in R.S. 23:1310.1.  Acts 1988, No. 938, §2, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 1989, No. 260, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 1991, No. 892, §1; Acts 1992, No. 861, §1, eff. July 8, 1992; Acts 1997, No. 88, §1, eff. June 11, 1997.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1310.7 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1310.7. Orders; subpoenas; judgments; enforcement; contempt

RS 1310.7 - Orders; subpoenas; judgments; enforcement; contempt  A. A workers' compensation judge shall have the power to enforce any order or judgment he shall deem proper which is issued pursuant to the powers and jurisdiction provided for in this Chapter and the Constitution of Louisiana. This power shall not include the authority to order a person confined.  B.(1) Direct contempt in a workers' compensation proceeding shall be as defined in Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure Article 222, except that it shall be committed before or in response to a subpoena or summons of a workers' compensation judge instead of the court. In a case of direct contempt, the workers' compensation judge may assess a civil fine of up to five hundred dollars for each such contempt violation which shall be payable to the Kids Chance Scholarship Fund, Louisiana Bar Foundation.  (2) Constructive contempt in a workers' compensation proceeding shall be as defined in Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure Article 224, except that it shall be concerning the workers' compensation judge and hearing procedures instead of the court. In a case of constructive contempt, the workers' compensation judge may assess a civil fine of up to five hundred dollars for each such contempt violation which shall be payable to the Kids Chance Scholarship Fund, Louisiana Bar Foundation.  (3) In any case where the workers' compensation judge has found a party in direct or constructive contempt, or has imposed sanctions on a party for conduct in connection with the litigation of a claim, the workers' compensation judge shall issue written reasons in connection with said ruling and shall report such findings to the assistant secretary on a form promulgated by the assistant secretary, within thirty days of the ruling.  C. Workers' compensation judges shall have the authority to issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum as provided in Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure Articles 1351 through 1354. Subpoenas issued pursuant to this Section may be served by certified mail, return receipt requested.  D. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to limit the power of the workers' compensation judge to encourage compliance with and enforcement of his orders by means other than referral to the district courts for contempt proceedings.  Acts 1988, No. 938, §2, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 1989, No. 260, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 1992, No. 762, §1; Acts 1993, No. 884, §1; Acts 1995, No. 348, §1, eff. June 16, 1995; Acts 1997, No. 88, §1, eff. June 11, 1997; Acts 2005, No. 257, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1310.9 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1310.9. Costs

RS 1310.9 - Costs If the workers' compensation judge before which any proceedings for compensation or concerning an award of compensation have been brought, under the Workers' Compensation Act, determines that such proceedings have not been brought on a reasonable ground, or that denial of benefits has not been based on a reasonable ground, the workers' compensation judge shall assess the total cost of the proceedings to the party who has brought them or the party who has unreasonably denied payment of benefits. Acts 1988, No. 938, §2, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 1989, No. 260, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 1997, No. 88, §1, eff. June 11, 1997.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1310.10 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1310.10. Report to governor, supreme court, and legislature

RS 1310.10 - Report to governor, supreme court, and legislature  Annually, on or before the first day of April, commencing in 1990, the assistant secretary shall prepare and submit a report for the prior calendar year to the governor, the chief justice of the supreme court, the president of the Senate, the speaker of the House of Representatives, and each member of the legislature, which shall include a statement of the number of awards made and the causes of the accidents leading to the injuries for which the awards were made, total workload data of the workers' compensation judges, a detailed report of the work load of each workers' compensation judge, a detailed statement of the expenses of the offices of the assistant secretary of worker's compensation and the workers' compensation judges, together with any other matter which the assistant secretary deems proper to report, including any recommendations he may desire to make.  Acts 1988, No. 938, §2, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 1989, No. 260, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 1997, No. 88, §1, eff. June 11, 1997.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1310.11 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1310.11. Deposit of fees in Workers' Compensation Administration Fund

RS 1310.11 - Deposit of fees in Workers' Compensation Administration Fund  A. The assistant secretary shall provide by rule for a fee not to exceed fifty dollars to be collected in each dispute, which such fee shall be taxed as costs to be paid by the party against whom any award becomes final. Such fee shall be collected by the assistant secretary at the time of filing, unless a request is contemporaneously submitted by an indigent party seeking waiver of costs and such request is granted by the office of workers' compensation administration. The fee shall not be reassessed against any applicant who has made such payment prior to July 18, 1990.  B. When a request for waiver of costs is denied by the office of workers' compensation administration, the party shall submit the filing fee to the office of workers' compensation administration within five days of the date of denial. If the party fails to comply with this requirement, the original filing of the pleading shall be deemed to have no force or effect.  C. All fees collected under the provisions of this Section shall be deposited to the credit of the Workers' Compensation Administration Fund.  Acts 1988, No. 938, §2, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 1989, No. 260, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 1990, No. 485, §§1 and 2, eff. July 18, 1990; Acts 1995, No. 246, §1, eff. June 14, 1995; Acts 2008, No. 704, §1, eff. July 2, 2008.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1310.12 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1310.12. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 834, §13, eff. July 1, 2012.

RS 1310.12 - Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 834, §13, eff. July 1, 2012.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1310.13 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1310.13. Expenses of assistant secretary; penalties imposed by Act; payment into special state treasury fund

RS 1310.13 - Expenses of assistant secretary; penalties imposed by Act; payment into special state treasury fund  All penalties imposed by the Workers' Compensation Act, except those specifically payable to claimants, or as otherwise specifically provided by law, shall be deposited into the Office of Workers' Compensation Administrative Fund and used in those amounts appropriated by the legislature as provided for in R.S. 23:1291.1(E).  Acts 1988, No. 938, §2, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 1989, No. 260, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 1992, No. 490, §1; Acts 2018, No. 612, §7, eff. July 1, 2020; Acts 2018, 2nd E.S., No. 12, §1, eff. June 12, 2018; Acts 2019, No. 404, §1, eff. July 1, 2020.  NOTE: See Acts 2018, No. 612 and Acts 2019, No. 404 providing for the effects of the conversion of certain dedicated funds to special statutorily dedicated fund accounts.