{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-23-1141","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 23:1141","heading":"Attorney fees; privilege on compensation awards","body":"A. Claims of attorneys for legal services arising under this Chapter shall not be enforceable unless reviewed and approved by a workers' compensation judge. If so approved, such claims shall have a privilege upon the compensation payable or awarded, but shall be paid therefrom only in the manner fixed by the workers' compensation judge. No privilege shall exist or be approved by a workers' compensation judge on injury benefits as provided in R.S. 23:1221(4)(s).\nB. The fees of an attorney who renders service for an employee coming under this Chapter shall not exceed twenty percent of the amount recovered.","path":["TITLE 23. LABOR AND WORKER'S COMPENSATION","SUBPART G. ATTORNEYS AND PHYSICIANS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=83378","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:54:54Z","sha256":"76069553ef80ce0ed6b121c418a51d1b5a95d9a9900380728dc4e2906e460716","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-23-1131","next":"us-la/rs-23-1142"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}