A worker may be sent to a clinic after an injury and leave believing that the clinic’s doctor is the only one the employer will permit. Louisiana law distinguishes an employer’s examination from the worker’s choice of a treating physician. That distinction matters when care, referrals and work restrictions are disputed. Your choice of…
Medical care in a Louisiana workers’ compensation claim can stall even when the injury has been reported and a doctor has recommended treatment. The delay often occurs between the doctor’s request and the payor’s authorization decision. Missing records, an incomplete request, a dispute about the treatment guidelines, or an independent examination can each slow…
This article provides general legal and safety information, not legal advice. Laws, filing deadlines, and outcomes depend on the specific facts. Reading this page does not create an attorney-client relationship. Tennis elbow can begin as a manageable ache and become a serious work problem. A cook who repeatedly chops food, a plumber who grips…
Not every workplace injury requires a lawyer. A minor injury may resolve with prompt reporting, appropriate medical care, and benefits that begin without dispute. Legal advice becomes more useful when the injury is serious, treatment or wage benefits stall, the employer disputes what happened, or someone outside the employer may share responsibility. The first…
A missing workers’ compensation check can create an immediate household problem. The first useful question is not simply whether the claim has been delayed. It is which benefit is missing, what reason the employer or insurer has given, and what record would confirm or challenge that reason. Weekly wage benefits and medical treatment can…
A paystub may show 40 hours even though the employee stayed late, answered work messages after clocking out or worked through an unpaid meal period. Before deciding whether pay is missing, compare the work actually performed with the time and wages recorded for that workweek. The Fair Labor Standards Act, or FLSA, supplies federal…
A workplace injury can leave you wondering whether to file a workers’ compensation claim, sue the employer or pursue someone else who caused the accident. In Louisiana, the answer depends on the employment relationship and the conduct involved. An unsafe workplace does not automatically give an employee a negligence lawsuit against the employer. The…
A home office does not turn a work injury into a personal one. It also does not make every injury during the workday compensable. In Louisiana, the important questions are what happened, what job task was underway, and how that task exposed the employee to the risk that caused the injury. Consider two falls…
A Louisiana employee injured at work may have questions about medical treatment, wage benefits and whether the employer can require a return to work. The answers come from the workers’ compensation system, which has rules and deadlines different from an ordinary negligence lawsuit. This guide identifies the first decisions that commonly matter. It does…
After an oil rig injury, the name on the worker’s paystub may not identify every responsible company. The rig owner, operator, drilling contractor, service companies, equipment suppliers, and transportation contractors may control different parts of the job. Fault depends on the work, location, equipment, and each company’s actual authority. Start with two facts: where…
After an oilfield injury, the first question is usually practical: where do I go for treatment, and who needs to know what happened? The legal questions come next. A Louisiana oilfield accident may involve workers’ compensation, a claim against another contractor, maritime law, or more than one system at the same time. The location…
A Louisiana employment discrimination claim can involve three separate deadlines: one to file an EEOC charge, another to sue after receiving a Right to Sue notice, and a third for a claim under Louisiana law. Waiting for HR to respond or for an EEOC investigation to finish can leave one of those deadlines unprotected….