Category Archives: Workers Compensation
The Basics of On-the-Job Injury Claims in Louisiana – What is Louisiana Workers’ Compensation and How Can You Get it After You are Injured on the Job?
When a person is injured on the job in Louisiana, they may have a lot of questions about what will happen next. From how they should report their on-the-job injury, to how they will pay for living expenses such as rent and food, to whether they will ever be able to return to work,… Read More »
Texas-Based Tower Technician Killed in Louisiana in Accident Caused by Fall From Tower Build
A fatal accident in which a tower technician fell to his death on a worksite in Cotton Valley, Louisiana, is a terrifying example of the types of hazards tower technicians, climbers, construction workers, and other workers who work with heights face every day that they step on the job, and raises questions about the… Read More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Worker’s Victory in Court After Head Injury at Louisiana Employer Shows How Dangerous Workplace Accidents Can Be, Highlights Rights and Options for Louisiana Workplace Accident Victims
On August 2, 2022, now 28-year-old Jose Valdivia was struck in the head by a 19-pound metal pipe while he was working as a scaffolding contractor at a Louisiana worksite. Although Valdivia is from Texas, he was working at the Phillips 66 refinery in Louisiana, in Lake Charles. According to the court case, the… Read More »