Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:1222 – Probable duration of disability not basis for award
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:1222
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
- Wages: means average weekly wage at the time of the accident. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:1021
Supplemental earnings benefits shall not be awarded or payable for probable duration of loss of wages. However, this Section does not prohibit the parties from entering into a compromise or lump sum settlement, in accordance with the Workers’ Compensation Law.
Amended by Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 1, §1, eff. July 1, 1983; Acts 1988, No. 938, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1989; Acts 1989, No. 260, §1, eff. June 26, 1989.