Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:1172 – A. Any employer who willfully fails to provide security for compensation required by R.S. 23:1168 shall be subject to a fine of up to two hundred fifty dollars per day that the emplo
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:1172
- Commission: means the Louisiana Workforce Commission. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:1
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Office: means the office of workers' compensation administration established pursuant to La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:1021
- person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
- Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
A. Any employer who willfully fails to provide security for compensation required by La. Rev. Stat. 23:1168 shall be subject to a fine of up to two hundred fifty dollars per day that the employer willfully failed to provide security for compensation or imprisonment with or without hard labor for not more than one year, or both such fine and imprisonment. All fines collected shall be deposited in the Office of Workers’ Compensation Administrative Fund established in La. Rev. Stat. 23:1291.1(E).
B. Evidence of two prior penalties assessed by the Louisiana Workforce Commission pursuant to La. Rev. Stat. 23:1170 and 1171 in any given three-year period shall constitute a prima facie case of a willful violation.
C.(1) No person acting gratuitously and without malice, fraudulent intent, or bad faith, shall be subject to civil liability for libel, slander, or any other relevant tort, and no civil cause of action of any nature shall exist against such person or entity by virtue of the filing of reports or furnishing of other information, either orally or in writing, relative to a violation by any person of the provisions of La. Rev. Stat. 23:1168.
(2) The grant of immunity provided by this Subsection shall not abrogate or modify in any way any statutory or other privilege or immunity otherwise enjoyed by such person or entity.
Acts 1988, No. 938, §2, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 1989, No. 512, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 1992, No. 447, §1, eff. June 20, 1992; Acts 1995, No. 368, §1, eff. June 16, 1995; Acts 1995, No. 1129, §1, eff. June 29, 1995; Acts 2008, No. 743, §7, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2010, No. 288, §1; Acts 2018, No. 612, §7, eff. July 1, 2020; Acts 2018, 2nd E.S., No. 12, §1, eff. June 12, 2018; Acts 2019, No. 404, §1, eff. July 1, 2020.
NOTE: See Acts 2018, No. 612 and Acts 2019, No. 404 providing for the effects of the conversion of certain dedicated funds to special statutorily dedicated fund accounts.