Louisiana § RS 23:1310 - Initial filing of claim with office of workers' compensation administration
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 23:1310 — Initial filing of claim with office of workers' compensation administration, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 23:1310. 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.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Louisiana Civil Code § RS 23:1310 cover?
Section RS 23:1310 ("Initial filing of claim with office of workers' compensation administration") 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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