Hurt at Work
La. R.S. 23:1301 — notice to the employer within 30 days, and a claim within one year of the accident
Thirty days to tell, a year to claim. No compensation proceeding can be maintained unless notice of the injury is given to the employer within 30 days. A claim is barred unless payments are agreed or a formal claim is filed within one year after the accident.
- Where payments were made, the year runs from the last payment.
- Where the injury develops later, the year runs from when it develops, but never more than three years after the accident.
- The employer furnishes all necessary medical care, drugs and hospital services, and mileage to get them.
- Temporary or permanent total disability pays sixty-six and two-thirds percent of wages.
The first payment for total disability is due on the fourteenth day after the employer or insurer knows of the injury. Late payment brings a penalty of up to the greater of 12 percent of what is unpaid or $50 a day, with attorney fees, unless the claim is reasonably controverted.
Sources for this section (5)
- La. R.S. 23:1301 — Notice as prerequisite to institution of proceedings
- La. R.S. 23:1209 — Prescription; timeliness of filing; dismissal for want of prosecution
- La. R.S. 23:1201 — Time and place of payment; failure to pay timely; failure to authorize; penalties and attorney fees
- La. R.S. 23:1203 — Duty to furnish medical and vocational rehabilitation expenses; prosthetic devices; other expenses
- La. R.S. 23:1221 — Temporary total disability; permanent total disability; supplemental earnings benefits; permanent partial disability; schedule of payments
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Louisiana attorney.