2011 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 23 — Labor and worker's compensation
RS 23:1306 — Employer reports

§1306. Employer reports

A. Within ten days of actual knowledge of injury resulting in death or in lost time in excess of one week after the injury, the employer shall send a report to the insurer, if any, on a form prescribed by the director, providing the following information:

(1) The name, address, and business of the employer.

(2) The name, Social Security number, street, mailing address, telephone number, and occupation of the employee.

(3) The cause and nature of the injury or death.

(4) The date, time, and the particular locality where the injury or death occurred.

(5) The wages, as defined in R.S. 23:1021, the worker was earning at the time of the injury.

B. Upon receipt, the insurer or the administrator of the employer's workers' compensation claims shall forward the form to the office and shall include the following information:

(1) The name, address and telephone number of the insurer, group self-insured fund or self-insured employer.

(2) The name, address and telephone number of the administrator or representative of the insurer, group self-insured fund or self-insured employer, if any.

C. All information and records pursuant to this Section shall be confidential and privileged, shall not be public records, and shall not be subject to subpoena. However, nothing in this Section shall prevent the use of such information or records for the compilation of statistical data wherein the identity of the individual or employer is not disclosed.

Added by Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 1, §1, eff. July 1, 1983; Acts 2001, No. 1032, §9; Acts 2006, No. 44, §1, eff. May 16, 2006.