§1169. Failure of employer to secure payment; power of secretary

            Failure on the part of any employer to secure the payment of compensation provided in the Worker's Compensation Act shall have the effect of enabling the secretary, or his designee, to proceed against the employer, and to collect penalties as provided in R.S. 23:1170 et seq.

            Acts 1988, No. 938, §2, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 2008, No. 743, §7.