A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a worker’s claim was not prescribed even though it took him more than seven calendar days to submit the original copy and his fee payment after filing by fax.
Case: Jenkins v. AIU Insurance Co., No. 21-CA-644, 06/22/2022, published.
Facts and procedural history: Arthur Jenkins Jr. fax-filed a disputed claim for compensation with the Office of Workers' Compensation on Sept. 8, 2020.
Jenkins claimed he was injured in a work-related incident on Sept. 7, 2019, while working for People Ready Temp Service on a garbage truck.
Jenkins also sent...
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