What is the workers’ compensation statute of limitations in Louisiana?
- Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:1306: requires employers to notify the Office of Workers’ Compensation within ten (10) days of actual knowledge of an injury resulting in death or lost time in excess of one week after the injury. This rule applies even if no claim for workers’ compensation benefits has been filed.
How long do you have to notify workers comp in Louisiana?
- GENERAL DUTIES OF EMPLOYERS Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:1306: requires employers to notify the Office of Workers’ Compensation within ten (10) days of actual knowledge of an injury resulting in death or lost time in excess of one week after the injury.
What are the legal duties of an employer in Louisiana?
- GENERAL DUTIES OF EMPLOYERS Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:1306: requires employers to notify the Office of Workers’ Compensation within ten (10) days of actual knowledge of an injury resulting in death or lost time in excess of one week after the injury.
There is no limit on the number of weeks of temporary total disability benefits (TTD) that can be paid. But, for supplemental earnings benefits (SEBs), the injured worker can only be paid for a total of 520 weeks (or ten years) where the employee remains disabled because of a work injury.