Workers’ Compensation
Court Affirms Denial of Total Disability Benefits
The Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal recently rendered a decision reviewing standards of proof on total disability and supplemental earnings benefits. In Tassin... More
Mark Hanna’s Article “Coverage and Defenses in Fair Housing Act Claims” Published in For The Defense
Member Mark E. Hanna’s recent article, “Coverage and Defenses in Fair Housing Act Claims,” was published in the June 2017 issue of DRI’s magazine, For... More
House Bill Would Strip Corrupt Elected Officials of Workers’ Compensation Benefits
A bill was recently introduced in the United States House of Representatives that aims to eliminate federal workers’ compensation benefits for elected officials convicted... More
Court Reverses Award of Benefits
Claimant sustained an injury to his left knee in 2007 when he fell off of a trash truck in the course and scope of... More
Employer Accommodations Defeat Claim for SEBs
In Frazier v. Covenant Services Worldwide, the Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal was called upon to review a workers’ compensation judge’s ruling denying... More
A Win for Insurance Carriers: Part of CMS’s Bill Recovery Practice Deemed Unlawful
The court in CIGA v. Price, 2017 WL 1737717 (C.D. California, May 3, 2017) has issued a new ruling limiting Medicare’s conditional payment rights.... More
5 Year Gap in Treatment Undermines Causation Argument
In 2007, Claimant was working for Employer when a box fell on her back, causing low back pain and pain in her right leg.... More
Upcoming Legislative Action in Louisiana Aimed at Curbing Opioid Usage
Workers’ compensation closed pharmacy formulary bills were voted down at the last Workers’ Compensation Advisory Council (WCAC) meeting in late April and have not... More
Elsewhere, in … Florida
The owner of Chuy Construction Inc., Leon Jimenez, was arrested in Florida on charges of workers’ compensation fraud and theft after a tip was... More
Elsewhere, in … South Carolina
As in many industries that rely primarily on independent contractors for labor, the issue of whether exotic dancers qualify as employees that are entitled... More