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La. Rev. Stat. § 23:1033 (2026)

Contracts against liability prohibited

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§1033.  Contracts against liability prohibited

No contract, rule, regulation or device whatsoever shall operate to relieve the employer, in whole or in part, from any liability created by this Chapter except as herein provided.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 49 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1952–2023 · leading case: Cent. Louisiana Ambulatory Surgical Ctr., Inc. v. Payless Shoesource, Inc., 46 So. 3d 689 (La. Ct. App. 2010).
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Cent. Louisiana Ambulatory Surgical Ctr., Inc. v. Payless Shoesource, Inc., 46 So. 3d 689 (La. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 7× “R.S. 23:1033 does not prohibit contracting below the fee schedule, the OWC's remaining decisions conflict with the plain text of the LWCA.”
Benoit v. Turner Indus. Grp., LLC, 85 So. 3d 629 (La. 2012). · cites it 6× “R.S. 23:1033 provides, “[n]o contract, rule, regulation or device whatsoever shall operate to 18relieve the employer, in whole or in part, from any liability created by this Chapter except as herein provided.”
Agilus Health v. Accor Lodging North Am., 32 So. 3d 1120 (La. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 4× “Accordingly, we find no error in the trial court's determination that Accor and Liberty Mutual must pay the difference between the amount provided by the reimbursement schedule and the amount it previously paid for the service rendered to Allison Taylor.”
Agilus Health v. Accor Lodging North Am., 52 So. 3d 68 (La. 2010). · cites it 7× “R.S. 23:1033, which provides, “no contract, rule, regulation or device whatsoever shall operate to relieve the employer, in whole or in part, from any liability created by this Chapter except as herein provided.”
Broussard Physical Therapy v. Fam. Dollar Stores, Inc., 5 So. 3d 812 (La. 2008). · cites it 3× “R.S. 23:1033); Gunderson v. F.A. Richard & Associates, Inc.”
Beutler England Clinic v. Mkt. BASKET, 919 So. 2d 816 (La. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 3× “R.S. 23:1033 provides that "[n]o contract, rule, regulation or device whatsoever shall operate to relieve the employer, in whole or in part, from any liability created by this Chapter except as herein provided.”
Beutler Eng. Chiro. Clin. v. Mermentau Rice, 931 So. 2d 553 (La. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “R.S. 23:1033, which provides that "[n]o contract, rule, regulation or device whatsoever shall operate to relieve the employer, in whole or in part, from any liability created by this Chapter except as herein provided.”
Prejean v. Maint. Enter., Inc., 8 So. 3d 766 (La. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 2× “R.S. 23:1033. Of course, none of this precludes either the statutory employer or the direct employer from contracting as between themselves rights of contribution or indemnification.”
LFI Fort Pierce, Inc. v. Acme Steel Bldgs., Inc., 200 So. 3d 939 (La. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “R.S. 23:1033 and is contrary to public policy.”
Johnson v. Motiva Enter. LLC, 128 So. 3d 483 (La. Ct. App. 2013). “Neither a direct employer nor a statutory employer may, as to the injured worker, contract away its solidary obligation: “No contract rule, regulation, or device whatsoever, shall operate to relieve the employer, in whole or in part, from any liability created by this Chapter…”
Stewart v. Boh Bros. Constr. Co., 128 So. 3d 398 (La. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 3× “R.S. 23:1033, but is also contrary to public policy.”
Jones v. Gen. Motors Corp., 871 So. 2d 1109 (La. 2004). “See also, LSA-R.S. 23:1033 which imposes a limitation on a contract which relieves the employer of compensation liability.”
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