Libasci v. Longo

By Act 23 of 1989 jurisdiction over worker’s compensation claims was conferred on *1105the Office of Worker’s Compensation Administration (OWCA) of the Department of Labor. R.S. 23:1310 et seq. Within thirty (30) days of the receipt of a recommendation from OWCA, unless the parties reject the recommendation, they are conclusively presumed to have accepted it. R.S. 23:1310.1. At the time plaintiff filed his claim in the district court, R.S. 23:1311 provided for such filing only in the event that he rejected OWCA’s recommendation.

In this case the parties received OWCA’s recommendation on May 9 & 10,…