Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Workers in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley Fear OSHA Office Closure, Less Protections for Louisiana Workers – Learn About What You Can Do if You are Injured in a Workplace Accident in Louisiana
There is no doubt that 2025 has started off with a number of major changes to institutions, offices, and average everyday lives of Louisiana residents and families throughout the United States. One of the major changes that has shook and rocked many agencies to their core is the shuttering and closure of federal offices… Read More »
What Should I Do If My Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Benefits Claim Is Denied? Learn Three Things You Can Do to Get Workers’ Compensation Benefits Due to You Even if Your Claim is Initially Denied
For most workers in Mississippi, suffering a workplace injury can be physically and emotionally exhausting. However, the stress and strain of a workplace injury can reach a fever pitch when an injured Mississippi worker applies for workers’ compensation benefits, only to find out that their claim has been outright denied. Indeed, when your workers’… Read More »
Think You Can Use a Cell Phone and Drive Just Like You Can “Walk and Chew Gum?” Find Out The Dangers of Distracted Driving Cell Phone Use and What You Can Do About It in Mississippi
Virtually all Mississippi drivers and residents at some point or another have likely heard the phrase “I can walk and chew gum at the same time.” If you are not familiar with this popular sentiment, what it basically means is that the speaker believes that they can do two tasks at the same time,… Read More »
What You Need to Know about the Attorney-Client Privilege in Your Louisiana Personal Injury Lawsuit
When a person who is injured due to another person or party’s negligence thinks about potentially filing a lawsuit in Louisiana, they may have a number of questions about the process, the rules, and their rights. One question that commonly comes up in Louisiana personal injury lawsuits, such as car accident cases, is what… Read More »
Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Benefits – Learn about the Different Types of Workers’ Compensation Benefits and How to Get Them
By now, most workers in Louisiana are aware of the no-fault insurance system called workers’ compensation that helps injured Louisiana workers financially after a serious workplace accident occurs. If you are not familiar with this important system that protects injured workers in Louisiana, it can be described as a “safety net” for Louisiana workers… Read More »
Your Louisiana Car Accident Lawsuit Guide – 3 Critical Considerations in Your Louisiana Car Accident Case and Where to Get Legal Help
The aftermath of a Louisiana car accident is often nothing short of overwhelming. For many Louisiana car accident victims who have been injured due to the negligence of another driver, recovering from their car accident injuries may take a lot of time, and in the midst of the healing process they may wonder what… Read More »
I was Injured on the Job in Mississippi – Does Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Automatically Cover Me?
One of the things that workers who have recently been injured in Mississippi and their families may wonder is whether Mississippi workers’ compensation “automatically” kicks in after a serious workplace injury happens, such that a worker need not do anything to get Mississippi workers’ compensation benefits. The truth of the matter is that while… Read More »
Medical Helicopter Crashes in Mississippi Killing Pilot and 2 Hospital Workers
A terrible medical helicopter crash in Madison County, Mississippi, took the lives of three people who were on the job returning from a patient transport. According to news reports on the horrific incident, the helicopter accident occurred on Monday, March 10. Investigators believe that the helicopter, which is used by the University of Mississippi… Read More »
Vocational Rehabilitation in Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Cases – How Does It Work?
One of the things that injured Louisiana workers may have heard about when it comes to workers’ compensation benefits that they may be entitled to if they are injured on the job is vocational rehabilitation services. Indeed, in addition to wage replacement compensation, compensation for medical expenses, and other compensation, injured Louisiana workers who… Read More »
Your Louisiana Functional Capacity Evaluation: Learn About the Importance of an FCE and What You Can Do to Get Workers’ Compensation Benefits Due to You
Something that many injured Louisiana workers may wonder about is what exactly a Functional Capacity Evaluation entails in a Louisiana workers’ compensation case. Indeed, after an injured worker in Louisiana applies for workers’ compensation benefits and after they undergo an Independent Medical Examination, they may be evaluated to determine whether they can return to… Read More »