Employees
of Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center are covered under
the Louisiana Workers Compensation Law. The employees are not required
to contribute to this program.
All employees should immediately report to their supervisor any occupational
injury or disease, even if it is deemed to be minor.
Some of the more important elements of this program include the establishment
of a maximum time limit (30 days) for reporting injuries, with restrictions
after the time limit has expired. Provisions require benefit payments
for injuries to begin 14 days after the first report to the employer.
When you are absent from work due to disabilities for which you are
entitled to Worker's Compensation, you must use sick and annual leave
payments to supplement Worker's Compensation payments to the equal of
your regular salary. To do so, you must endorse your Worker's Compensation
check over to the University. You will be re-credited with an amount
of leave equivalent to the value of the Worker's Compensation Check.
If you should accept other employment while receiving Worker's Compensation
payments and/or sick or annual leave payments, the Worker's Compensation
payments and the sick or annual leave payments may or may not be continued,
depending upon the circumstances and in accordance with the law.
