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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A. Beginning September 1, 1989, whenever any member of the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System is receiving worker's compensation benefits while an employee and is not receiving normal service credit in the system, that member shall receive service credit for eligibility determination purposes, however this service shall not be used for computation of the retirement benefit.
B. Whenever any member of the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana, or the Louisiana School Employees' Retirement System is receiving worker's compensation benefits, but has not retired for disability the employee may pay contributions based on a salary not to exceed the greater of his worker's compensation benefit received from his employer or his salary at the time of qualification for worker's compensation benefits. He shall only receive pro rata service credit during any period in which the employee contributions are less than that which would have been contributed if based on the salary at the time of qualification for worker's compensation benefits. The employer shall pay the employer's contribution based on the amount on which the employee's contributions are based.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 11, § 151. Worker's compensation benefits; employee and employer contributions to continue - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/la/revised-statutes/la-rev-stat-tit-11-sect-151/
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