Louisiana § 9:1515 Payment to surviving spouse or children of deceased; last wages due by employers

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§ 9:1515 — Payment to surviving spouse or children of deceased; last wages due by employers

Louisiana § 9:1515

Title 9Civil Code-Ancillaries

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Bluebook

La. Stat. Ann. § 9:1515 (2026).

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§1515. Payment to surviving spouse or children of deceased; last wages due by employers

A.Any employer may pay to the surviving spouse of a deceased employee any wages, sick leave, annual leave, or other benefits due to a deceased employee, provided neither spouse has instituted a divorce proceeding. In the event the deceased employee leaves no surviving spouse or if either spouse has instituted a divorce proceeding, the employer may pay the last wages and other benefits to any major child of the deceased employee.

B.Before making such payment to the person requesting same, the employer shall require such person to execute an instrument before two witnesses which shall give the name, address, date and place of death of the deceased employee, the relationship of the person requesting paym

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§1515. Payment to surviving spouse or children of deceased; last wages due by employers
A. Any employer may pay to the surviving spouse of a deceased employee any
wages, sick leave, annual leave, or other benefits due to a deceased employee, provided
neither spouse has instituted a divorce proceeding. In the event the deceased employee
leaves no surviving spouse or if either spouse has instituted a divorce proceeding, the
employer may pay the last wages and other benefits to any major child of the deceased
employee.
B. Before making such payment to the person requesting same, the employer shall
require such person to execute an instrument before two witnesses which shall give the name,
address, date and place of death of the deceased employee, the relationship of the person
requesting payment to said employee, the name and address of the surviving spouse, or
children, if any, of said deceased employee and such other information as the employer may
require.
C. The employer may make the payments referred to in this Section without any
court proceedings, order, or judgment authorizing the same and without determining whether
the funds belong to the separate estate of the decedent or to the community which existed
between the decedent and the surviving spouse.
D. The execution of the instrument referred to in Subsection B of this Section and
the receipt of such person for such payment shall constitute a full release and discharge of
the employer for the amount paid. No person natural or juridical shall have any right or
cause of action against such employer because of such payment.
E. The term "employer" as used in this Section includes the state and any of its
political subdivisions which employed such deceased employee and owed him any wages,
sick leave, annual leave, or other employment benefits at the time of death.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1968, No. 253, §1. Amended by Acts 1974, No. 152, §1; Acts 1978, No. 96, §1; Acts 1992, No. 604, §1; Acts 1997, No. 658, §2; Acts 2005, No. 24, §1, eff. June 9, 2005; Acts 2024, No. 84, §2.