LAC 40:I.5817. Conclusion of Mediation Conferences Held by an Office of Workers’ Compensation Mediator

A. When it becomes apparent during the course of a pre-litigation mediation conference that an agreement on all issues cannot be reached, the Office of Workers’ Compensation mediator shall issue a report stating the result of the conference. The report shall be issued to the parties immediately following the conference by facsimile transmission, by electronic transmission or by mail within five days thereof. B. When it becomes apparent during the course of a post-litigation mediation conference that agreement on all issues cannot be reached, the Office of Workers’ Compensation mediator shall issue a report stating the results of the conference. The report shall be issued immediately following the conference to the parties and to the judge where the claim was filed. The report shall be issued in person, by facsimile transmission, by electronic transmission, or by mail within five days thereof. C. Following a mediation conference, at which agreement is reached on all issues in dispute, a report embodying the agreement shall be issued to the parties in person, by facsimile transmission, by electronic transmission, or by mail within five days thereof. The mediator shall file the original report with the judge presiding over the district where the claim was filed or in the case of a pre-litigation mediation conference, with the judge presiding over the district situated within the parish of the claimant’s domicile. The report may require dismissal of the claim or the filing of an LW Form 1011 within 30 days.