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Dear Representative Bruce:

I am in receipt of your opinion request wherein you have asked for our opinion or interpretation of the Workers Compensation Law LSA-R.S. 23:1035, as it applies to a small business doing business as a sub-contractor. In your letter, and enclosed attachments, you advise that a constituent doing business as a sole proprietor is being assessed a fee which is automatically deducted from his contract price to cover cost for Workers Compensation Insurance by the general contractor.

LSA-R.S. 23:1035, as recently amended, provides as follows:

§ 1035. Employees covered

A. The…