La. Admin. Code tit. 40 § I-5533

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section I-5533 - General

A. Workers' compensation judges shall have the power to enforce any lawful order and the discretionary authority to use necessary sanctions, including dismissal, in order to control the orderly process of the hearing, enforce orders, and these rules.

B. All workers' compensation judges shall be subject to the Code of Judicial Conduct, Civil Service Rules, the Louisiana Code of Governmental Ethics and the Louisiana State Bar Association Code of Professional Conduct.

C. All workers' compensation mediators shall be subject to the Civil Service Rules, the Louisiana Code of Governmental Ethics, and the Louisiana State Bar Association Code of Professional Conduct.

D. A workers' compensation judge or mediator shall not refer any claimant to an attorney for representation in a workers' compensation matter except under the following circumstances:

1. when ordered to appoint an attorney for an unrepresented party by a court of competent jurisdiction;

2. except as provided in §5709. B of these rules; or

3. when the judge has a reasonable belief that the unrepresented party lacks capacity to represent himself.

F. The court shall have available a list of attorneys, compiled by the director, who have indicated a willingness to handle workers' compensation matters.

La. Admin. Code tit. 40, § I-5533

Promulgated by the Department of Labor, Office of Workers' Compensation Administration, LR 25:266 (February 1999), amended LR 25:1860 (October 1999), LR 33:653 (April 2007), amended by the Louisiana Workforce Commission, Office of Workers' Compensation, LR 37:1627 (June 2011).

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