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Louisiana workers' comp filing deadline
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Notice to employer
Written notice to employer within 30 days of injury for occupational disease (§23:1031.1). For traumatic accidents, notice rules are governed by §23:1301 et seq.
Filing with the state
Prescriptive period of 1 year from accident date, or 1 year from last payment of benefits, whichever is later (§23:1209). Claims for medical benefits forever barred unless filed within 1 year. Outer limit of 3 years from last payment of indemnity benefits.
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Exceptions and tolling
Statute-of-limitations rules have many exceptions that can extend or pause the clock. The most common in Louisiana:
Occupational disease — Discovery rule
OD claims under §23:1031.1 trigger when employee should have known of work-relation; specifics in §23:1031.1(E).
Minor tolling
Pending
Mental / disability tolling
Pending
Death claim deadline
Survivors filing for death benefits typically have 1 year from date of death. This calculator does not yet handle death claims; consult a lawyer for those.
Leading case
Pending
Pending
Pending
Attribution
- Primary source
- https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Laws_Toc.aspx?folder=97&title=23