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LA Rev Stat § 23:1310.14 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1310.14. Securing information

RS 1310.14 - Securing information  Every employer shall furnish the assistant secretary, upon request, any information required by him to carry out the provisions of the Worker's Compensation Act.  Acts 1988, No. 938, §2, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 1989, No. 260, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1310.15 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1310.15. Employer's records and books; subject to inspection; self-incriminating evidence

RS 1310.15 - Employer's records and books; subject to inspection; self-incriminating evidence  All books, records, and payrolls of the employers showing or reflecting in any way upon the amount of wage expenditures of such employers shall always be open for inspection by the assistant secretary or any other authorized auditor, accountant, or inspector for the purpose of ascertaining the correctness of the wage expenditure and number of men employed and such other information as may be necessary for the purposes and uses of the assistant secretary in the administration of the Workers' Compensation Act. No person shall be excused from testifying or from producing any book, record, or payroll in any investigation or inquiry, by or upon any hearing before the workers' compensation judge, when ordered to do so by the workers' compensation judge, upon the ground that the testimony, payroll, or other competent evidence required of him may tend to incriminate him or subject him to penalty or forfeiture; but no person shall be prosecuted, punished, or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any act, transaction, matter, or thing concerning which he shall have under oath, by order of the workers' compensation judge, testified to or produced documentary evidence of, provided however, that no person so testifying shall be exempt from prosecution or punishment for any perjury committed by him in his testimony.  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 § 23:1311 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1311. Contents of petition

RS 1311 - Contents of petition The petition required under Section 1310.3 shall set forth: (1) The names and addresses of the parties. (2) A statement of the time, place, nature, and cause of the injury, or such fairly equivalent information as will put the employer on notice with respect to the identity of the parties. (3) The specific compensation benefit which is due but has not been paid or is not being provided. Acts 1980, No. 640, §1; Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 1, §1, eff. July 1, 1983; Acts 1988, No. 938, §1, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 1989, No. 23, §1, eff. June 15, 1989; Acts 1989, No. 260, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1312 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1312. Suits against the state; filing; procedure

RS 1312 - Suits against the state; filing; procedure  A. In the case of a suit against the state, service of the petition and of the citation shall be made both on the governor and on the attorney general. Payment of the judgment rendered against the state shall be submitted in due course for consideration by the legislature in making appropriations or submitted for payment in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 13:5115 through 5119.  B. In the case of suits against any public board, commission, or agency, the assistant secretary shall serve the president or chairman thereof, or any other officer thereof authorized by law to accept service, by certified mail as required by Section 1310.3, and payment of any judgment, rendered against such public board, commission, or agency shall be made in due course by such public board, commission, or agency, if duly authorized by law, or in the absence of such authorization, such judgment shall be submitted in due course for consideration by the legislature in making appropriations or submitted for payment in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 13:5115 through 5119. In any and all such suits the defenses thereto, and the procedure otherwise, shall be the same as those provided in this Chapter.  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. 260, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1313 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1313. Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 938, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.

RS 1313 - Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 938, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1314 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1314. Necessary allegations; dismissal of premature petition; dispute of benefits

RS 1314 - Necessary allegations; dismissal of premature petition; dispute of benefits A. The presentation and filing of the petition under R.S. 23:1310.3 shall be premature unless it is alleged in the petition that: (1) The employee or dependent is not being or has not been paid, and the employer has refused to pay, the maximum percentage of wages to which the petitioner is entitled under this Chapter; or (2) The employee has not been furnished the proper medical attention, or the employer or insurer has not paid for medical attention furnished; or (3) The employee has not been furnished copies of the reports of examination made by the employer's medical practitioners after written request therefor has been made under this Chapter; or (4) The employer or insurer has not paid penalties or attorney's fees to which the employee or his dependent is entitled. B. The petition shall be dismissed when the allegations in Subsection (A) of this Section are denied by the employer and are shown at a time fixed by the workers' compensation judge to be without reasonable cause or foundation in fact. C. The workers' compensation judge shall determine whether the petition is premature and must be dismissed before proceeding with the hearing of the other issues involved with the claim. D. Disputes over medical treatment pursuant to the medical treatment schedule shall be premature unless a decision of the medical director has been obtained in accordance with R.S. 23:1203.1(J). E.(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, the employer or payor shall be permitted to file a disputed claim against an employee, his dependent, or beneficiary only when the employer or payor alleges the employee, his dependent, or beneficiary has committed fraud as provided in R.S. 23:1208 which caused the employer or payor to pay a benefit which was not due to the employee, his dependent, or beneficiary; or when the employer or payor is an aggrieved party appealing a decision of the medical director pursuant to R.S. 23:1203.1(K). (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, the employer or payor shall be permitted to file a disputed claim against a person or entity other than an injured employee, his dependent, or beneficiary concerning any other dispute arising under this Chapter. Acts 1950, No. 539, §1; Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 1, §1, eff. July 1, 1983; Acts 1987, No. 291, §1; Acts 1988, No. 938, §1, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 1989, No. 23, §1, eff. June 15, 1989; Acts 1989, No. 260, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 1997, No. 88, §1, eff. June 11, 1997; Acts 2012, No. 860, §1; Acts 2013, No. 337, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1315 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1315. Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 938, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.

RS 1315 - Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 938, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1316 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1316. Answer or other pleading, failure to file; preliminary default

RS 1316 - Answer or other pleading, failure to file; preliminary default  If a defendant in the principal or incidental demand fails to answer or file other pleadings within the time prescribed by law or the time extended by the workers' compensation judge, and upon proof of proper service having been made, preliminary default may be entered against him. The preliminary default shall be obtained by written motion. NOTE: §1316 as amended by Acts 2021, No. 174, eff. Jan. 1, 2022. RS 1316 - Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 174, §6, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.  Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 1, §1, eff. July 1, 1983; Acts 1988, No. 938, §1, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 1989, No. 23, §1, eff. June 15, 1989; Acts 1989, No. 260, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 1991, No. 731, §1; Acts 1997, No. 88, §1, eff. June 11, 1997; Acts 2017, No. 419, §3; Acts 2021, No. 174, §6, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1316.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1316.1. Confirmation of preliminary default

RS 1316.1 - Confirmation of preliminary default  A. A preliminary default on behalf of any party at interest must be confirmed by proof of the demand sufficient to establish a prima facie case. If no answer or other pleading is filed timely, this confirmation may be made after two days, exclusive of holidays, from the entry of the preliminary default. NOTE: §1316.1 Section Heading and Subsection (A) as amended by Acts 2021, No. 174, eff. Jan. 1, 2022. RS 1316.1 - Default judgment  A.(1) If a defendant in the principal or incidental demand fails to answer or file other pleadings within the time prescribed by law or the time extended by the workers' compensation judge, and the plaintiff establishes a prima facie case by competent and admissible evidence and proof of proper service is made, a default judgment may be rendered against the defendant, provided that notice that the plaintiff intends to obtain a default judgment is sent if required by this Subsection, unless such notice is waived.  (2) If a party who fails to answer has made an appearance of record in the case, notice that the plaintiff intends to obtain a default judgment shall be sent by certified mail to counsel of record for the party, or if there is no counsel of record, to the party, at least seven days before a default judgment may be rendered.  (3) If an attorney for a party who fails to answer has contacted the plaintiff or the plaintiff's attorney in writing concerning the action after it has been filed, notice that the plaintiff intends to obtain a default judgment shall be sent by certified mail to the party's attorney at least seven days before a default judgment may be rendered.  B. A prima facie case shall include but not be limited to proof of the following:  (1) The employee's average weekly wage.  (2) The existence of an employer-employee relationship at the time of the work-related accident.  (3) The occurrence of an accident arising out of and in the course of the employment, or the existence of an occupational disease.  (4) Entitlement to benefits under the provisions of this Chapter.  C. Medical evidence shall include oral testimony or certified medical records from all treating and all examining health care providers. All other evidence may be presented by sworn affidavit.  Acts 1991, No. 731, §1; Acts 1992, No. 761, §1; Acts 2004, No. 341, §1, eff. June 18, 2004; Acts 2017, No. 419, §3; Acts 2021, No. 174, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1317 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1317. Hearing on the merits; rules of procedure; effect of judgment; costs; fees of medical witnesses

RS 1317 - Hearing on the merits; rules of procedure; effect of judgment; costs; fees of medical witnesses A. If an answer has been filed within the delays allowed by law or granted by the workers' compensation judge, or if no judgment has been entered as provided in R.S. 23:1316 at the time for hearing or any adjournment thereof, the workers' compensation judge shall hear the evidence that may be presented by each party. Each party shall have the right to be present at any hearing or to appear through an attorney. The workers' compensation judge shall not be bound by technical rules of evidence or procedure other than as herein provided, but all findings of fact must be based upon competent evidence and all compensation payments provided for in this Chapter shall mean and be defined to be for only such injuries as are proven by competent evidence, or for which there are or have been objective conditions or symptoms proven, not within the physical or mental control of the injured employee himself. The workers' compensation judge shall decide the merits of the controversy as equitably, summarily, and simply as may be. B. Costs may be awarded by the workers' compensation judge, in his discretion, and when so awarded the same may be allowed, taxed, and collected as in other civil proceedings. The fees of expert witnesses shall be reasonable and fixed in the original judgment. The judgment rendered shall have the same force and effect and may be satisfied as a judgment of a district court. Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 1, §1, eff. July 1, 1983; Acts 1988, No. 938, §1, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 1989, No. 23, §1, eff. June 15, 1989; Acts 1989, No. 260, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 1997, No. 88, §1, eff. June 11, 1997; Acts 2004, No. 341, §1, eff. June 18, 2004.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1318 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1318. Assistant secretary and office employees not subject to subpoena

RS 1318 - Assistant secretary and office employees not subject to subpoena  For claims arising under this Chapter, the assistant secretary or any other office employee shall not be subject to subpoena for the purpose of testifying in any legal proceeding. This prohibition shall extend to depositions and interrogatories, both written and oral.  Amended by Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 1, §1, eff. July 1, 1983; Acts 1995, No. 246, §1, eff. June 14, 1995.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1319 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1319. Evidence; depositions in advance of hearing

RS 1319 - Evidence; depositions in advance of hearing  When any of the parties deems it necessary to take the testimony of any witness who might not be available in the event a dispute ever arose under this Chapter in connection with any claim arising as a result of any accident or accidental injury covered by this Chapter, either party may take the deposition of such witness under oral examination in accordance with law. Such depositions shall be filed with the assistant secretary and may be used in evidence in any future proceeding, just as though a suit had been filed before the depositions were taken.  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. 260, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1320 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1320. Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 938, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.

RS 1320 - Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 938, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1321 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1321. Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 938, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.

RS 1321 - Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 938, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1331 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1331. Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 938, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.

RS 1331 - Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 938, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1332 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1332. Awards in favor of minors or interdicts; tutor's bond and report

RS 1332 - Awards in favor of minors or interdicts; tutor's bond and report Where an award has been rendered in favor of a minor or interdict, the tutor or curator shall be required by the office to furnish a bond in favor of the office for the faithful performance of his duties, and shall be required by the office to furnish it annually with a report or accounting of the funds the said tutor or curator may be administering for the said minor or interdict. This report or accounting of the tutor or curator is not to be in the nature of the report of the tutor or curator required to be filed under other laws, but it is to be a simple verified statement of the receipts of the tutor or curator with a detailed accounting of the expenditures. Acts 1988, No. 938, §1, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 1989, No. 23, §1, eff. June 15, 1989; Acts 1989, No. 260, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1333 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1333. Employer's insolvency or failure to pay after award; acceleration of payments

RS 1333 - Employer's insolvency or failure to pay after award; acceleration of payments A. If the employer against whom an award awarding compensation has been rendered becomes insolvent or fails to pay six successive installments as they become due, the installments not yet payable under the award shall immediately become due and exigible and the award shall become executory for the whole amount; but if the employee or his dependent is adequately protected by insurance and receives payments thereunder this right shall not accrue. B. When the award of temporary total disability benefits is accelerated pursuant to this Section, the acceleration shall be limited to an additional six months of benefits. Acts 1988, No. 938, §1, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 1989, No. 23, §1, eff. June 15, 1989; Acts 1989, No. 260, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 1999, No. 702, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1351 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1351. Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 938, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.

RS 1351 - Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 938, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1361 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1361. Unlawful discrimination prohibited

RS 1361 - Unlawful discrimination prohibited A. No person, firm or corporation shall refuse to employ any applicant for employment because of such applicant having asserted a claim for workers' compensation benefits under the provisions of this Chapter or under the law of any state or of the United States. Nothing in this Section shall require a person to employ an applicant who does not meet the qualifications of the position sought. B. No person shall discharge an employee from employment because of said employee having asserted a claim for benefits under the provisions of this Chapter or under the law of any state or of the United States. Nothing in this Chapter shall prohibit an employer from discharging an employee who because of injury can no longer perform the duties of his employment. C. Any person who has been denied employment or discharged from employment in violation of the provisions of this Section shall be entitled to recover from the employer or prospective employer who has violated the provisions of this Section a civil penalty which shall be the equivalent of the amount the employee would have earned but for the discrimination based upon the starting salary of the position sought or the earnings of the employee at the time of the discharge, as the case may be, but not more than one year's earnings, together with reasonable attorney's fees and court costs. D. The rights and remedies granted by this Section shall not limit or in any way affect any rights and remedies that may be available under the provisions of any other state or federal law. E. Any party found by a workers' compensation judge or a court of competent jurisdiction to have brought a frivolous claim under this Section shall be held responsible for reasonable damages incurred as a result of this claim, including reasonable attorney's fees and court costs. Added by Acts 1980, No. 704, §1. Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 1, §6; Acts 1993, No. 638, §1, eff. June 15, 1993; Acts 1997, No. 88, §1, eff. June 11, 1997.
LA Rev Stat § 23:1371 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§1371. Purpose and intent

RS 1371 - Purpose and intent A. It is the purpose of this Part to: (1) Encourage the employment, re-employment, or retention of employees who have a permanent, partial disability. (2) Protect employers, group self-insurance funds, and property and casualty insurers from excess liability for workers' compensation for disability when a subsequent injury to such an employee merges with his preexisting permanent physical disability to cause a greater disability than would have resulted from the subsequent injury alone. B. Except as provided in R.S. 23:1378(A)(6), this Part shall not be construed to create, provide, diminish, or affect in any way the workers' compensation benefits due to an injured employee. The payment of compensation to an injured employee under this Chapter shall be determined without regard to this Part, and the provisions of this Part shall be considered only in determining whether an employer or his insurer is entitled to reimbursement from the Workers' Compensation Second Injury Fund herein created. C. As used in this part, the merger of an injury with a preexisting permanent partial disability is limited to the following: (1) The subsequent injury would not have occurred but for the preexisting permanent partial disability; or (2) The disability resulting from the subsequent injury in conjunction with the preexisting permanent partial disability is materially and substantially greater than that which would have resulted had the preexisting permanent partial disability not been present, and the employer has been required to pay and has paid additional medical or indemnity benefits for that greater disability. D. The records of the second injury board shall be confidential as provided in R.S. 23:1293(A). Added by Acts 1974, No. 165, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 267, §1, eff. Oct. 1, 1977; Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 1, §6; Acts 1995, No. 188, §1, eff. June 12, 1995; Acts 1995, No. 245, §1, eff. June 14, 1995; Acts 2006, No. 453, §1, eff. June 15, 2006; Acts 2010, No. 799, §1, eff. June 30, 2010.