Louisiana § RS 11:151 - Worker's compensation benefits; employee and employer contributions to continue
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§ RS 11:151. Worker's compensation benefits; employee and employer contributions to continue
A. Beginning September 1, 1989, whenever any member of the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System is receiving worker's compensation benefits while an employee and is not receiving normal service credit in the system, that member shall receive service credit for eligibility determination purposes, however this service shall not be used for computation of the retirement benefit.
B. Whenever any member of the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana, or the Louisiana School Employees' Retirement System is receiving worker's compensation benefits, but has not retired for disability the employee may pay contributions based on a salary not to exceed the greater of his worker's compensation benefit received from his employer or his salary at the time of qualification for worker's compensation benefits. He shall only receive pro rata service credit during any period in which the employee contributions are less than that which would have been contributed if based on the salary at the time of qualification for worker's compensation benefits. The employer shall pay the employer's contribution based on the amount on which the employee's contributions are based.
Added by Acts 1981, No. 416, §1; Acts 1983, 1st Ex.Sess., No. 1, §6; Acts 1987, No. 600, §1, eff. July 1, 1987; Acts 1988, No. 683, §1; Acts 1989, No. 582, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 42:697.9 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 11:151 ("Worker's compensation benefits; employee and employer contributions to continue") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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