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LA Rev Stat § 23:1665.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1665.3. Combined wage claims; recovery of outstanding overpayment in transferring state

RS 1665.3 - Combined wage claims; recovery of outstanding overpayment in transferring state A. The paying state shall: (1) Offset any outstanding overpayment in a transferring state prior to honoring a request from any other participating state. (2) Credit the deductions against the statement of benefits paid to combined wage claimants, Form IB-6, or forward a payment to the transferring state. (3) Refer to the Interstate Benefit Payment Control section in the ET Handbook No. 392, Handbook for Interstate Claimstaking, or any superceding United States Department of Labor requirements for the priorities of offsetting overpayments. B. Withdrawal of a combined wage claim after benefits have been paid shall be honored only if the combined wage claimant has repaid any benefits paid or authorizes the new liable state to offset the overpayment. C. The paying state shall issue an overpayment determination and forward a copy, together with an overpayment recovery request and an authorization to offset, to the liable state. D. The recovering state shall: (1) Prioritize the offset of overpayments as described in the Interstate Benefit Payment Control section of the ET Handbook No. 392, Handbook for Interstate Claimstaking, or any superceding United States Department of Labor requirements. (2) Offset the total amount of any overpayment, resulting from the withdrawal of a combined wage claim, prior to the release of any payments to the claimant. (3) Offset the total amount of any overpayment, resulting from the withdrawal of a combined wage claim, prior to honoring a request from any other participating state. (4) Provide the claimant with a notice of the amount offset. (5) Prepare and forward a payment representing the amount recovered to the requesting state. E. The recovering state shall offset benefits payable under a state unemployment compensation program to recover any benefits overpaid under a federal unemployment compensation program as described in the recovering state's agreement with the United States secretary of labor as provided in this Section, as appropriate, if the recovering state and requesting state have entered into an agreement with the United States secretary of labor to implement Section 303(a) of the Social Security Act. Acts 2013, No. 48, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1666 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1666. Cooperation with State and Federal agencies; Wage Combining

RS 1666 - Cooperation with State and Federal agencies; Wage Combining (1) The administration of this Chapter and of other State and Federal unemployment compensation and public employment service laws will be promoted by cooperation between this state and such other states and the appropriate Federal Agencies in exchanging services, and making available facilities and information. The Administrator is therefore authorized to make investigations, secure and transmit information, make available services and facilities and exercise such of the other powers provided herein with respect to the administration of this Chapter as he deems necessary or appropriate to facilitate the administration of any such unemployment compensation or public employment service law, and in like manner, to accept and utilize information, services and facilities made available to this state by the agency charged with the administration of any such other unemployment compensation or public employment service law. (2) Combining wage credits--The Administrator shall participate in any arrangements for the payment of compensation on the basis of combining an individual's wages and employment covered under this Chapter with his wages and employment covered under the unemployment compensation laws of other States which are approved by the United States Secretary of Labor in consultation with the State unemployment compensation agencies as reasonably calculated to assure the prompt and full payment of compensation in such situations and which include provisions for (A) applying the base period of a single State law to a claim involving the combining of an individual's wages and employment covered under two or more State unemployment compensation laws, and (B) avoiding the duplicate use of wages and employment by reason of such combining. Amended by Acts 1971, No. 136, §17, eff. Jan. 1, 1972.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1667 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1667. Reciprocal arrangements with foreign governments

RS 1667 - Reciprocal arrangements with foreign governments To the extent permissible under the laws and Constitution of the United States, the administrator is authorized to enter into or co-operate in arrangements whereby facilities and services provided under this Chapter and facilities and services provided under the unemployment compensation law of any foreign government, may be utilized for the taking of claims and the payment of benefits hereunder or under a similar law of such government.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1668 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1668. State employment service; creation, duties and powers; establishment and financing of employment offices

RS 1668 - State employment service; creation, duties and powers; establishment and financing of employment offices A. The Louisiana State Employment Service is established in the office of workforce development. The administrator, in the conduct of such service, shall establish and maintain free public employment offices in such number and in such places as may be necessary for the proper administration of this Chapter and for the purposes of performing such duties as are within the purview of the Act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for the establishment of a national employment system, and for cooperation with the states in the promotion of such system, and for other purposes", approved June 6, 1933 (29 U.S.C. 49(c)), as amended. The administrator shall cooperate with any official or agency of the United States having powers or duties under the provisions of the said Act of Congress, and do and perform all things necessary to secure to this state the benefits of the said Act of Congress in the promotion and maintenance of a system of public employment offices. The provisions of the said Act of Congress are accepted by this state, in conformity with Section 4 of said Act, and this state will observe and comply with the requirements thereof. The Louisiana Workforce Commission is designated and constituted the agency of this state for the purposes of the said Act. The administrator may cooperate with or enter into agreements with the Railroad Retirement Board with respect to the establishment, maintenance, and use of free employment service facilities. B. All monies received by this state under the said Act of Congress shall be paid into the employment security administration fund. For the purpose of establishing and maintaining free public employment offices, the administrator may enter into agreements with the Railroad Retirement Board, or any other agency of the United States charged with the administration of an employment security law, with any political subdivision of this state, or with any private, nonprofit organization, and as a part of any such agreement the administrator may accept monies, services or quarters as contributions to the employment security administration fund. These monies are hereby made available to the administrator to be expended as provided by this Section and by the said Act of Congress. Amended by Acts 1968, No. 42, §5; Acts 1992, No. 447, §1, eff. June 20, 1992; Acts 1997, No. 1172, §4, eff. June 30, 1997; Acts 2008, No. 743, §7, eff. July 1, 2008.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1669 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1669. Representation in court; civil and criminal actions

RS 1669 - Representation in court; civil and criminal actions A. In any civil action involving the administration of this Chapter, the administrator may be represented by any qualified attorney at law who is a regular salaried employee of the administrator and is designated by him for this purpose, or at the administrator's request, by the attorney general. B. All criminal actions for violations of any provisions of this Chapter, or of any rules or regulations issued pursuant thereto, shall be prosecuted by the prosecuting attorney of any parish in which the employer has a place of business or the violator resides or by the attorney general, or under his direction and control, at the request of the administrator. C. In furthering the collections of delinquent contributions, the administrator may procure the assistance of qualified attorneys at law on a contingent fee basis, taking into consideration the circumstances of the case, but in no instance shall the contingent fee for the successful collection of delinquent contributions exceed the amount of penalty collected as provided by this Chapter or ten percent of the total dollars collected, whichever is smaller. In addition to the above, the administrator shall pay to qualified attorneys at law procured to collect delinquent contributions a sum of money not to exceed fifty dollars as reasonable compensation for the preparation and filing of lawsuits for collection of said delinquent taxes. Amended by Acts 1950, No. 498, §13; Acts 1972, No. 336, §4; Acts 1979, No. 738, §1, eff. July 20, 1979; Acts 1986, No. 188, §1; Acts 2003, No. 461, §1, eff. June 20, 2003.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1670 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1670. Lease-purchase agreements, land and buildings

RS 1670 - Lease-purchase agreements, land and buildings A. The Louisiana Workforce Commission may enter into lease-purchase agreements for the purpose of acquiring land and buildings for the exclusive use and occupancy of the programs administered under the Louisiana Employment Security Law and solely for the administration of this Chapter. All such lease-purchase agreements shall be made with the approval of the governor and the advisory council, and in conformity with the requirements of the United States Department of Labor pertaining to the use of funds granted to this state in accordance with appropriations made by the Congress of the United States to carry out the provisions of the Act of June 6, 1933, as amended (29 U.S.C. 49-49n), Section 602 of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, and Title III of the Social Security Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 501-503); and shall be for an amount not to exceed the fair market value of the property at the time of execution of the agreement. Subject to the approval of the governor and the United States Department of Labor as hereinabove provided, such lease-purchase agreements may include reasonable additional amounts, separately payable upon such terms as may be deemed appropriate, for operation and maintenance of the property and for alterations and repairs to the property during the term of the lease. Expenses incurred under any agreement entered into pursuant to the authority contained in this Subsection shall not be a charge against or be paid from the general funds of the state, but shall be chargeable to and paid from funds granted to this state by the United States Department of Labor subject to the conditions imposed on the use of such granted funds in accordance with Title III of the Social Security Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 501-503), and Section 5 of the Act of June 6, 1933, as amended (29 U.S.C. 49-49n). B. The administrator may execute lease-purchase agreements authorized under Subsection A of this Section and perform all acts necessary for carrying out the purposes hereof. Acts 1966, No. 472, §§1, 2. Amended by Acts 1968, No. 42, §6; Acts 1969, No. 89, §3; Acts 1992, No. 447, §1, eff. June 20, 1992; Acts 1997, No. 1172, §4, eff. June 30, 1997; Acts 2008, No. 743, §7, eff. July 1, 2008.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1671 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1671. Death reports

RS 1671 - Death reports  A. By the tenth day of each month, the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health shall send to the administrator a report, certified as correct over his signature or the signature of his authorized representative, containing the name, date of birth, date of death, address, sex, and the social security number, if available, of each person who died in the state within the preceding calendar month.  B. The administrator shall have custody of these reports. Such reports shall be confidential and shall not be considered as public records under R.S. 44:1 et seq. The information received by the administrator shall be used for administrative purposes only and, except for authorized personnel who administer programs and services under the Louisiana Employment Security Law, shall not be divulged to any person for any reason.  Added by Acts 1982, No. 325, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1172, §4, eff. June 30, 1997.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1691 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1691. Waiver of rights to benefits; agreements to pay employer contributions; discrimination against employees; penalty

RS 1691 - Waiver of rights to benefits; agreements to pay employer contributions; discrimination against employees; penalty No agreement by an individual to waive, release, or commute his rights to benefits or any other rights under this Chapter shall be valid. No agreement by any individual in the employ of any person or concern to pay all or any portion of an employer's contribution, required under this Chapter, from such employer, shall be valid. No employer shall directly or indirectly make or require or accept any deduction from wages to finance the employer's contributions required from him, require or accept any waiver of any right hereunder by any individual in his employ, discriminate in regard to the hiring or tenure of work or any term or condition of work of any individual on account of his claiming benefits under this Chapter, or in any manner obstruct or impede the filing of claims for benefits. Any employer or officer or agent of an employer who violates any provision of this Section shall, for each offense, be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned for not less than one month nor more than six months, or both.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1692 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1692. Fees and costs against claimants; limitations; penalty

RS 1692 - Fees and costs against claimants; limitations; penalty No individual claiming benefits shall be charged fees or costs of any kind in any proceeding under this Chapter by the board of review, the administrator, or by their representatives, or by any court, but a court may assess costs against the claimant if it determines that the proceedings for judicial review have been instituted or continued frivolously. Any individual claiming benefits in any proceeding before the administrator or the board of review or their representatives or a court may be represented by counsel or other duly authorized agent; but no such counsel or agents shall either charge or receive for their services more than an amount approved by the administrator. Any person who violates the provisions of this Section shall, for each offense, be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not less than one month nor more than six months, or both.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1712 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1712. Violations of provisions, regulations or orders when penalty not otherwise prescribed

RS 1712 - Violations of provisions, regulations or orders when penalty not otherwise prescribed Whoever knowingly violates any provision of this Chapter, or any order, rule, or regulation thereunder and for which a penalty is neither prescribed in this Chapter nor provided by any other applicable statute, shall be fined not less than twenty dollars nor more than two hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not less than ten days nor more than sixty days, or both. Each day such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1714 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1714. Penalties

RS 1714 - Penalties A. A civil penalty shall be assessed if benefits are determined to have been overpaid as a result of a fraud disqualification made pursuant to R.S. 23:1601(8) in the amount of twenty dollars or twenty-five percent, whichever is greater, of the total overpayment amount. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection C of this Section and any provisions of law in this state relating to the deposit, administration, release, or disbursement of money in the possession or custody of this state to the contrary notwithstanding, fifteen percent of each such overpayment amount recovered shall be deposited with the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States of America to the credit of the account of this state in the Unemployment Trust Fund established and maintained pursuant to 42 U.S.C.A. §1101, et seq., as amended, and ten percent of each such overpayment amount recovered shall be deposited in the penalty and interest account established by R.S. 23:1513 and used to offset collection expenses. B. In all other instances, a penalty shall be assessed if the claimant does not voluntarily repay overpaid benefits within thirty days after the claimant's appeal rights have been exhausted and the determination becomes final in the amount of twenty dollars or twenty-five percent, whichever is greater, of the total overpayment debt unless the claimant has entered into a voluntary repayment plan and has timely made all payments required thereby. Penalties collected under this Section shall be deposited in the penalty and interest account established by R.S. 23:1513 and used to offset collection expenses. C. No penalties may be withheld from amounts recovered by an offset from unemployment compensation benefits. Acts 1989, No. 442, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 2012, No. 344, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1721 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1721. Alternative remedies for the collection of contributions

RS 1721 - Alternative remedies for the collection of contributions In addition to any of the remedies provided in the various sections of this Chapter, the administrator may, within his discretion, proceed to enforce the collection of any contributions or other payments due under this chapter by means of assessment and executory procedure as set forth in this part. Added by Acts 1972, No. 336, §1. Acts 1989, No. 350, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1722 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1722. Determination and notice of liability and contributions due

RS 1722 - Determination and notice of liability and contributions due If an employer fails to make and file any report required by authority of this Chapter or to pay any contributions, interest, penalty or other payments due under this Chapter, or if a report made and filed does not correctly compute the liability of the employer, the administrator shall cause an audit, investigation, or examination to be made to determine the liability, contributions, interest and penalty due by the employer, or if no report has been filed he shall determine the liability, contributions, interest and penalty by estimate or otherwise. Having determined the amount of liability, contributions, interest and penalty due, the administrator shall send a notice by certified or registered mail to the employer at the last known address of the employer setting out the determination of liability, contributions, interest and penalty due and informing the employer of his intent to assess the amount of the determination against the employer after thirty calendar days from the date of the notice and that unless the employer appeals the determination as provided in R.S. 23:1723 within the thirty-day period the assessment shall become final. Added by Acts 1972, No. 336, §1; Acts 2014, No. 529, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1723 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1723. Appeal of determination; procedure; content; delays; hearings

RS 1723 - Appeal of determination; procedure; content; delays; hearings The employer, within the thirty-day period provided by R.S. 23:1722, may appeal the determination of the administrator by sending an appeal to the administrator by certified or registered mail. The appeal shall fully disclose the reasons, together with facts and figures in substantiation thereof, for objecting to the administrator's determination. The administrator shall consider the appeal, and, if timely requested by the employer, shall grant a fair hearing of which a record shall be made before making a final determination on liability and assessment of contributions, interest and penalties due. Added by Acts 1972, No. 336, §1; Acts 2014, No. 529, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1724 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1724. Assessment

RS 1724 - Assessment At the expiration of the thirty-day period provided for in R.S. 23:1722, or at the expiration of such time as may be necessary for the administrator to consider any appeal filed to such notice, the administrator may proceed to assess the contributions, interest and penalty that he determines to be due under this Chapter. This assessment shall be evidenced by a writing in any form suitable to the administrator which states the name of the employer, the amount determined to be due, and the taxable period for which the assessment is due. This writing shall be retained as a part of the administrator's official records. The assessment may confirm or modify the administrator's original determination. Added by Acts 1972, No. 336, §1; Acts 2014, No. 529, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1725 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1725. Notice of assessment; reassessment

RS 1725 - Notice of assessment; reassessment The administrator shall notify the employer of the assessment by sending a notice of assessment by certified or registered mail to the employer's last known address. Nothing in this part shall be construed so as to deprive the administrator of the right and power to reassess an employer for any report, contributions, interest or penalty in the event a deficiency in the amount of assessment is discovered. Added by Acts 1972, No. 336, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1726 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1726. Legal effect of assessments; when collectible

RS 1726 - Legal effect of assessments; when collectible A. All assessments under this Part shall be tantamount to and the equivalent of judgments of courts. The assessments are final when made subject only to modification by an appeal as provided in R.S. 23:1728 or reassessment as provided in R.S. 23:1725. Assessments are immediately collectible when made and any employer may waive any delays and notices provided for in this Part. B. No employer against whom an assessment under this Part is in effect and whose right to appeal the assessment is exhausted may submit a bid or proposal for or obtain any contract pursuant to Chapter 10 of Title 38 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 and Chapters 16 and 17 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. This prohibition shall cease upon payment in full of the amount due under the assessment. Added by Acts 1972, No. 336, §1; Acts 2012, No. 344, §1.