SB358

Provides for Occupational Accident Insurance for independent contractors. (gov sig)

Introduced·2/27/26
Ment Text

Louisiana SB358 establishes occupational accident insurance for independent contractors.

Louisiana SB358 amends the state's workers' compensation law to provide occupational accident insurance for independent contractors. The bill defines "independent contractor occupational accident coverage" as private insurance that pays benefits to an injured, disabled, or deceased independent contractor due to a work-related accident. It mandates that such coverage includes medical benefits of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence, temporary disability benefits, accidental death and dismemberment benefits, and requires a certificate of coverage filed with Louisiana Works.

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Labor & Industrial Relations Committee
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Calendar

May 14

12:00 AM

Senate Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations

Apr 29

10:00 AM

Senate Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations

History

Mar 9

Senate

Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.

Feb 27

Senate

Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.