Hurst v. Arabi Taxi & Delivery Service

IzWICKER, Judge.

This is an appeal by Arabi Taxi and Delivery Service from a determination of the Office of Worker’s Compensation finding that Robert Zaldo was an employee of the defendant and awarding his mother death benefits. Zaldo was a cabdriver who was found dead in his taxi of a gunshot wound. Arabi Taxi took a suspensive appeal from the ruling.

On our own motion, we dismiss the appeal as premature. La.R.S. 23:1310.5(0 provides,

When there has been an award of benefits by the hearing officer, no appeal by an employer shall be entertained by the appellate court unless the employer secures…