Article: EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. KBB 2006 - 10, EXTENDS EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. KBB 2005-52, EMERGENCY SUSPENSION OF CERTAIN WORKERS COMPENSATION LAWS

Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, D-La., issued the following executive order:

WHEREAS, on September 29, 2005, as a result of the mass displacement of injured workers and medical providers and closure of numerous medical facilities as well as significant massive communication challenges, Executive Order KBB 2005-52 was issued which suspended portions of R.S. 23:1124 regarding consequences for injured workers for failure to timely submit to a medical examination;

WHEREAS, such suspension of the statute only applied for claimants who evacuated due to Hurricane Katrina and/or Rita and only for such time as the claimant remained in evacuee status;

WHEREAS, while the suspension of those portions ...

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