Please Note: for Claims assistance or questions about coverage and exemptions You will need to call one of the numbers listed below. Also be aware that the Workers' Compensation Assistance Offices in different states may […]

New Orleans, LA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In Louisiana, as in other states, when an employee is injured while traveling to and from work, the injury is considered not to have occurred within the course of employment. […]

Lake Charles, La (WorkersCompensation.com)–Workers can generally circumvent the exclusivity provision of a workers’ compensation act by demonstrating that the employer intentionally injured the employee. But can a series of negligent or reckless acts constitute intent? […]

Odessa, TX (WorkersCompensation.com) – The “coming and going rule” generally bars an employee from obtaining workers’ compensation benefits for injuries incurred on the way to or from work. There are several exceptions to that rule, […]

New Orleans, LA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Independent contractors generally are not entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. But there is an exception in Louisiana that has the potential to bring a multitude of workers within the scope […]

Baton Rouge, LA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Louisiana law provides for the assessment of a penalty, and attorney’s fees, against an employer (or insurer), when the employer (or insurer) falls short on certain obligations under the state’s […]