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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…