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Was Oil Rig Worker who Largely Worked Independently a ‘Borrowed Servant’?
Was Oil Rig Worker who Largely Worked Independently a ‘Borrowed Servant’?

What Do You Think? A “borrowed servant” is entitled to workers’ compensation for work-related injuries. When the borrowed servant doctrine applies, it also limits workers’ ability to sue the company that “borrowed” them for negligence […]
Video of Louisiana Logger Sans Walking Stick Axes his Benefits
Video of Louisiana Logger Sans Walking Stick Axes his Benefits

DeRidder, LA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- If a company or carrier suspects an employee of making false statements to obtain or extend workers’ compensation benefits, having a private investigator film the claimant’s activities prior to and after […]
What are the Basic Rights & Responsibilities under Louisiana Law?
What are the Basic Rights & Responsibilities under Louisiana Law?

New Orleans, LA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- States produce informational forms, flyers, and posters spelling out the foundational tenets of workers' compensation law and how it applies to employees and employers. As Simply Research readers know, Louisiana […]
Could La. Barge Cleaner Sue After Getting Blasted into Bayou?
Could La. Barge Cleaner Sue After Getting Blasted into Bayou?

What Do You Think? Gibson, LA (WorkersCompensation.com) – The exclusive remedy provision generally compels injured employees to seek relief solely through the state’s workers’ compensation act. But what if the individual who is injured was […]
What Do You Think: Was Falling into Hole on Way to Car ‘In Course of Employment?’
What Do You Think: Was Falling into Hole on Way to Car ‘In Course of Employment?’

Kenner, LA (WorkersCompensation.com) – An employee who is done with her work day may not be done with her work day for workers’ compensation purposes. Just because she’s turned off her computer, rinsed out her […]
What Do You Think: Was Louisiana Renaissance Festival Jouster’s Fall from Horse Compensable?
What Do You Think: Was Louisiana Renaissance Festival Jouster’s Fall from Horse Compensable?

Hammond, LA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Louisiana exempts from workers’ compensation coverage certain types of employees, including, in some instances, “performers.” The definition of performer, however, is not clearcut.  A case involving a jousting competition at a […]
What Do You Think: Did PTSD from Bodily Fluids Render Hospital Employee Permanently Unable to Work?
What Do You Think: Did PTSD from Bodily Fluids Render Hospital Employee Permanently Unable to Work?

New Orleans, LA (WorkersCompensation.com) – In Louisiana, an employee has the burden of showing that he can no longer work and is thus entitled to permanent total disability benefits. A case involving an employee for the […]
What Do You Think: Could Traveling Oilfield Surveyor Get Benefits for COVID-19 Infection?
What Do You Think: Could Traveling Oilfield Surveyor Get Benefits for COVID-19 Infection?

Iowa, LA (WorkersCompensation.com) – In Louisiana, it’s uncertain whether a person who contracts COVID-19 at work has an occupational disease. Generally, to constitute an occupational disease, a condition must be peculiar to the person’s job. […]