Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:1224 – Payments not recoverable for first week; exceptions
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:1224
- Accident: means an unexpected or unforeseen actual, identifiable, precipitous event happening suddenly or violently, with or without human fault, and directly producing at the time objective findings of an injury which is more than simply a gradual deterioration or progressive degeneration. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:1021
No compensation shall be paid for the first week after the injury is received; provided, that in cases where disability from injury continues for two weeks or longer after date of the accident, compensation for the first week shall be paid after the first two weeks have elapsed.
Acts 2012, No. 860, §1.