Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 40 - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Part I - Workers' Compensation Administration
Subpart 3 - Hearing Rules
Chapter 58 - Pleadings
Subchapter D - Mediation
Section I-5819 - Failure to Attend; Sanctions

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code I-5819

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. If any party fails to appear at a mediation conference ordered by the judge or requested by the parties, after proper notice and without just cause, the presiding workers' compensation judge, upon request of a party, may fine the delinquent party an amount not to exceed $500, which shall be payable to the Office of Workers' Compensation Administrative Fund. In addition, the presiding workers' compensation judge may assess against the party failing to attend, costs and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by any other party in connection with the conference. The penalties provided for in this Section shall be assessed by the presiding workers' compensation judge only after a contradictory hearing which shall be held prior to the hearing on the merits of the dispute.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 23:1310.1.

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