The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Carla S. Roberts.
DIGEST
SB 107 Engrossed 2015 Regular Session Peacock
Present law encourages employers to retain and hire employees with a pre-existing permanent partial
disability by providing for reimbursement from the Second Injury Fund to the employer or its
insurer, for workers' compensation benefits beyond a scheduled threshold, where both of the
following occur:
(1) The employer had prior knowledge of the pre-existing disability.
(2) Is liable for benefits as the result of a subsequent compensable accident causing a
second injury that merges with the pre-existing injury to cause greater liability and
harm to the employee than would have existed otherwise.
Present law provides a reimbursement schedule which, for second injuries occurring between July
1, 2010, and July 1, 2015, excludes the first 104 weeks of indemnity benefits and the first $25,000
of medical benefits from reimbursement.
Proposed law retains present law but eliminates the end date contained in the reimbursement
schedule.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 23:1378(A)(intro para))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations
to the original bill
1. Eliminates the benefit deadline date in the Workers' Compensation Second Injury
Fund.