The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Angela L. De Jean.
DIGEST
SB 114 Original 2019 Regular Session Appel
Present law in Code of Evidence provides that evidence of the nature and extent of a worker's
compensation claim or of payment of past or future worker's compensation benefits shall not be
admissible to a jury, directly or indirectly, in any civil proceeding with respect to a claim for
damages relative to the same injury for which the worker's compensation benefits are claimed or
paid. Such evidence shall be admissible and presented to the judge only.
Proposed law provides that evidence of the nature and extent of a worker's compensation claim or
of payment of past or future worker's compensation benefits shall be admissible to a jury, directly
or indirectly, in any civil proceeding with respect to a claim for damages relative to the same injury
for which the worker's compensation benefits are claimed or paid.
Proposed law deletes the provision of present law that such evidence shall be admissible and
presented to the judge only.
Effective August 1, 2019.
(Amends C.E. Art. 414)