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La. Rev. Stat. § 23:1404 Allocation of surplus; full faith and credit; exemptions; sunset
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§1404. Allocation of surplus; full faith and credit; exemptions; sunset A. Any profit indicated on the annual financial statement of the corporation shall be allocated during the next accounting period as follows: (1) No less than fifty percent of the profit shall be applied to l…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:1404.1 State reporting
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§1404.1. State reporting Upon its extinguishment, the full faith and credit guarantee shall no longer operate as a state liability, contingent or otherwise, for the state's accounting, budgeting, financial, or reporting purposes. Acts 1999, No. 1256, §1, eff. July 12, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:1405 Corporation investments
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§1405. Corporation investments A. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary and as long as the full faith and credit guarantee remains in effect, the corporation is hereby authorized and directed to invest, for the benefit of the policyholders, such monies not needed for cash…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:1405.1 Conversion to stock corporation; conditions; approval; laws applicable
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§1405.1. Conversion to stock corporation; conditions; approval; laws applicable A. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the corporation shall not convert to a domestic stock insurer except in accordance with general law applicable to such conversion and only with the prior ap…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:1406 Conflict of interest
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§1406. Conflict of interest A. Notwithstanding that Chapter 15 of Title 42 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 is not applicable to the corporation or to its board members, officers, or employees or to any spouse, sibling, ascendant, or descendant of a board member, officer…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:1407 Sales of policies; agents not liable
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§1407. Sales of policies; agents not liable A. Any insurance agent licensed to sell workers' compensation insurance in this state shall be authorized to sell insurance policies for the corporation in compliance with the bylaws adopted by the corporation and R.S. 22:1113(A)(3)1. T…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:1407.1 Issuance or renewal of policies not backed by full faith and credit of state; disclosure
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§1407.1. Issuance or renewal of policies not backed by full faith and credit of state; disclosure A. After the full faith and credit of the state is extinguished, the corporation and any person who is an officer, employee, agent, or representative of the corporation, in the solic…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:1409 Denial, cancellation, and termination
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§1409. Denial, cancellation, and termination The nonpayment of premium for current or prior policies issued by the corporation may be a basis for the corporation to deny coverage. The failure or refusal by any applicant or insured to fully and accurately disclose to the corporati…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:1410 Fraud division
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§1410. Fraud division The corporation shall establish a fraud division to investigate and take any actions to remedy and prevent employer or employee fraud regarding workers' compensation. The division shall provide an annual report to the board to be submitted with the report pr…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:1411 Rates
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§1411. Rates A. There shall be no premium discount on policies issued by the corporation except as provided in R.S. 23:1411(D) or when otherwise mandated by statutory provision. B. Any rating plan or method of payment by the policyholders may be adopted by the board for the purpo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:1412 Workplace safety program
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§1412. Workplace safety program A.(1) The board shall direct the corporation to formulate, implement, and monitor a workplace safety program for policyholders. (2) The work program shall specify a list of standard industrial classifications of policyholders. (3) The representativ…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:1413 Workplace accident and injury reduction plan
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§1413. Workplace accident and injury reduction plan A. The board shall require the corporation to require certain policyholders to establish a written workplace accident and injury reduction plan that promotes safe working conditions and which is based on clearly stated goals and…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:1414 Annual report
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§1414. Annual report A. Within six months after the close of each fiscal year, the corporation shall present a report on its activities to the legislative auditor, the speaker of the House of Representatives, the president of the Senate, and the governor. This report shall includ…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:1415 Appeal to insurance commissioner
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§1415. Appeal to insurance commissioner A. Any determination of the corporation with respect to the cancellation or nonrenewal of any policy, with the exception of cancellation for nonpayment of premium, may be appealed to the commissioner of insurance in writing, within thirty d…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:1471 Short title; declaration of public policy
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§1471. Short title; declaration of public policy This Chapter may be cited as the "Louisiana Employment Security Law". As a guide to the interpretation and application of this Chapter, the public policy of this state is declared to be as follows: Economic insecurity due to unempl…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:1472 Definitions
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§1472. Definitions As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) "Administrator" means the secretary of Louisiana Works. (2) "Agricultural labor" includes all services per…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:1473 Concurrent employment by two or more corporations
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§1473. Concurrent employment by two or more corporations A. For purposes of this Chapter, if two or more related corporations concurrently employ the same individual and compensate such individual through a common paymaster which is one of such corporations, each such corporation…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:1474 Administrator; Revenue Estimating Conference; "wages"; weekly benefit amounts
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§1474. Administrator; Revenue Estimating Conference; "wages"; weekly benefit amounts A. This Section shall be applicable for purposes of R.S. 23:1531, 1532, 1533 through 1542, and 1592. B. As used in this Section, the following terms shall have the meaning ascribed to them as fol…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:1491 Establishment and control
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§1491. Establishment and control There is established as a special fund, separate and apart from all public moneys or funds of this state, an unemployment compensation fund, which shall be administered by the administrator exclusively for the purpose of this Chapter. This fund sh…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:1492 Accounts and deposits
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§1492. Accounts and deposits The administrator shall maintain within the fund three separate accounts: (1) a clearing account, (2) an unemployment trust fund account, and (3) a benefit account. All moneys payable to the fund, upon receipt thereof by the administrator, shall be im…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:1493 Use and operation; withdrawals
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§1493. Use and operation; withdrawals A.(1) Monies requisitioned from the state's account in the unemployment trust fund shall be used exclusively for the payment of benefits and for refunds pursuant to R.S. 23:1551 and R.S. 23:1472(12)(H)(V), except that monies credited to this …
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:1494 Management of fund upon discontinuance of unemployment trust fund
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§1494. Management of fund upon discontinuance of unemployment trust fund The provisions of R.S. 23:1491 through R.S. 23:1493 to the extent that they relate to the unemployment trust fund, shall be operative only so long as such unemployment trust fund continues to exist and so lo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:15 Posting of labor laws
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§15. Posting of labor laws Every employer shall keep conspicuously posted in or about the premises wherein any worker is employed, a printed copy or abstract of those labor laws which the secretary or may designate, in a form to be furnished by the secretary. Acts 2008, No. 743, …
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:151 Application of provisions
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§151. Application of provisions The provisions of this Part shall not apply to minors employed in agriculture, domestic services in private homes, nor shall they be construed as conflicting with any laws requiring minors to attend school. Relief from the disabilities which attach…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:1511 Creation of fund
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§1511. Creation of fund A. There is created in the state treasury a special fund to be known as the Employment Security Administration Fund. All monies which are deposited or paid into this fund are appropriated and made available to the administrator. All monies in this fund sha…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:1512 Replacement of funds lost or expended for purposes other than administration
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§1512. Replacement of funds lost or expended for purposes other than administration This state recognizes its obligation to replace, and hereby pledges the faith of this state that funds will be provided in the future, and applied to the replacement of, any monies received from t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:1513 Penalty and interest account
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§1513. Penalty and interest account A.(1) There is hereby created in the employment security administration fund an account which shall be known as the penalty and interest account. All interest, fines, and penalties, regardless of when they became due and payable, collected from…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:1513.1 Reed Act account
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§1513.1. Reed Act account There is hereby created in the employment security administration fund an account which shall be known as the Reed Act account. All monies available to the state under the authority of Section 903 of the Social Security Act, 42 USC 1103, as amended, and …
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:1513.2 Louisiana Works administration account
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§1513.2. Louisiana Works administration account A. Louisiana Works administration account is hereby created in the Employment Security Administration Fund. Proceeds and interest earnings of the special assessment held for the purposes of adjusting special assessments and refundin…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:1514 Worker training fund; purpose; training programs; eligibility criteria; program
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§1514. Worker training fund; purpose; training programs; eligibility criteria; program administration A. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 23:1511, there is hereby established a special account in the Employment Security Administration Fund to be known as the Incumbent Worke…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:1515 Employment security administration account
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§1515. Employment security administration account A. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 23:1511, there is hereby established a special account of the Employment Security Administration Fund to be known as the Employment Security Administration Account. Amounts that are approp…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:152 Enforcement of provisions
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§152. Enforcement of provisions The secretary or his authorized representatives shall visit and inspect at all reasonable times, and as often as possible, all places where minors are employed; they shall have access to the employment certificates kept on file by the employer as w…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:153 Regulations
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§153. Regulations The secretary shall have power to regulate and supervise the administration of minor labor laws and to make, repeal, prescribe, and enforce orders, rules, and regulations to effectuate the provisions and purpose of the Chapter. Acts 1993, No. 621, §1, eff. June …
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:1531 Basis of employer contributions; time for payment; computation
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§1531. Basis of employer contributions; time for payment; computation A. Contributions shall accrue and become payable by each employer for each calendar year in which he is subject to this Chapter with respect to wages for employment. These contributions shall become due and be …
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:1531.1 Electronic filing of contribution, occupational information, and wage reports;
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§1531.1. Electronic filing of contribution, occupational information, and wage reports; employer registrations A. The secretary may require the following employers to file both their contribution and wage reports by any electronic means at the following times: (1) For contributio…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:1532 Rate and base of contributions
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§1532. Rate and base of contributions Each employer shall pay contributions equal to two and seven-tenths percentum of wages paid by him during each calendar year, except as otherwise provided in this Chapter.
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:1532.1 Legislative findings and intent; temporary employer special assessment; creation
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§1532.1. Legislative findings and intent; temporary employer special assessment; creation and pledge thereof A. The legislature hereby finds that the financing and payment of the outstanding principal amount which has been advanced to the state from the federal account of the Une…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:1533 Experience rating records; administrator's duty to prepare
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§1533. Experience rating records; administrator's duty to prepare A. The administrator shall prepare and maintain an experience rating record for each employer, and shall credit such record with all the contributions paid by him with respect to wages paid for each calendar quarte…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:1534 Standard rates
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§1534. Standard rates The standard rate of contributions payable by each employer shall be 2.7 per centum, except as hereinafter provided.
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:1535 Variation from standard rates
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§1535. Variation from standard rates A. A new employer's rate for his first experience-rating year, and until his experience-rating record could have been charged with benefits throughout the twenty-four consecutive calendar month period ending on the computation date, shall be t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:1536 Determination of rate; ratio of reserves to payroll as a basis
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§1536. Determination of rate; ratio of reserves to payroll as a basis A. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 349, §2. B. The administrator shall for the experience-rating year determine the contribution rate of each employer who has met the requirements specified in R.S. 23:1535 on the ba…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:1537 Adjustment in rates
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§1537. Adjustment in rates Any adjustment in the amount charged to any employer's experience-rating record, made subsequent to the assignment of rates of contribution for any experience-rating year, shall not operate to alter the amount charged to the experience-rating records of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:1538 Payroll reports; failure of employer to file; incorrect reports; determination of rates
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§1538. Payroll reports; failure of employer to file; incorrect reports; determination of rates A.(1) If the administrator finds that any employer has failed to file any payroll report or has filed a report which the administrator finds incorrect or insufficient, the administrator…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:1539 Merger of employing units; determination of rate
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§1539. Merger of employing units; determination of rate A. Whenever an individual, group of individuals, partnership, corporation, or employing unit, whether or not an employer as defined in this Chapter, in any manner succeeds to or acquires the employees, organization, trade, o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:1539.1 State unemployment tax avoidance; penalties
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§1539.1. State unemployment tax avoidance; penalties A. As used in this Section, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following terms or phrases shall be given the meaning ascribed to them: (1) "Knowingly" means having actual knowledge of or acting with deliberate …
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:1540 Appeal of liability or tax rate determination
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§1540. Appeal of liability or tax rate determination An employer may apply for review of any liability determination and any tax rate resulting from that determination in accordance with the time delays and procedures provided in R.S. 23:1541(E). Acts 1989, No. 351, §1, eff. June…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:1541 Notice of benefits charged against employer's experience rating record; employer's
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§1541. Notice of benefits charged against employer's experience rating record; employer's right to contest; application for review; procedure A. The administrator shall, not later than ninety days after the close of each calendar quarter, render a statement to each employer of be…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:1541.1 Notice of chargeability of benefits to base-period employers; employer's right to contest; appeals; procedure
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§1541.1. Notice of chargeability of benefits to base-period employers; employer's right to contest; appeals; procedure A. The administrator shall issue, upon the commencement of payment of a claim, a determination of chargeability of benefits to base-period employers. The determi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:1542 Definition of terms
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§1542. Definition of terms As used in R.S. 23:1531 through 1541, the following terms shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this Section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) "Annual pay roll" means the total amount of wages for employment paid by the employer d…
La. Rev. Stat. § 23:1543 Delinquent contributions; interest and penalties; jeopardy assessments; bonds; amnesty; forfeiture of right to do business; delinquency of Indian tribes
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§1543. Delinquent contributions; interest and penalties; jeopardy assessments; bonds; amnesty; forfeiture of right to do business; delinquency of Indian tribes A. If contributions are not paid on the date on which they are due and payable as prescribed by the administrator, the w…