Brodnax v. Cappel’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. ““Public employees; exclusiveness of remedies “A. The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to every person in the service of the state or a political subdivision thereof, or of any incorporated public board or commission authorized to hold property and to sue and be sued, under any appointment or contract of hire, express or implied, oral or written, except an official of the state or a political subdivision thereof or of any such incorporated public board or commission; and for such employee and employer the payment of compensation according to and under the terms, conditions, and provisions set out in this Chapter shall be exclusive, compulsory, and obligatory; provided that one employed by a contractor who has contracted with the state or other political subdivision, or incorporated public board or commission through its proper representative, shall not be considered an employee of the state, or other political subdivision, or incorporated public board or commission; further, provided that members of the police department, or municipal employees performing police services for any municipality who are not elected officials shall be covered by this Chapter and shall be eligible for compensation; and provided further that criminal deputy sheriffs for the parish of Orleans shall be covered by this Chapter and shall be eligible for compensation as provided herein. “B. Except as expressly and specifically provided to the contrary in Subsection A hereof, the officials excepted f”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Kahl v. Baudoin

2. “"The title to Act 25 expressly states that its purpose is `to interpret and clarify by definition the "officials" excepted' from worker's compensation coverage, and subparagraph [sic] B expressly lists deputy sheriffs as exempted officials. There can be no doubt as to the legislative intent, despite the controversy in the jurisprudence [Foster, Phillips and Jenkins] discussed above. The legislature states it intends and always has intended that deputy sheriffs are officials exempted from worker's compensation."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 578 So. 2d 1021 - Parker v. Southern American Ins. Co.