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By Randy Estes, July 22, 2026 After a work injury in Louisiana, getting the right medical care can feel like a fight — with the insurance company steering you toward its own doctor or refusing to approve the treatment your

By Dan Davis, July 22, 2026 Plenty of Louisiana workers eat lunch at their desk, answer the phone during a “break,” or get called back to the floor before their thirty minutes are up — and never stop to ask

By Dan Davis, July 22, 2026 Plenty of Louisiana workers eat lunch at their desk, answer the phone during a “break,” or get called back to the floor before their thirty minutes are up — and never stop to ask

By Dan Davis, July 8, 2026 If you show up early to get your station ready, boot up a computer, put on required gear, or take a handoff from the last shift — and none of that time shows up

By Randy Estes, July 15, 2026 If you are hurt on the job in Louisiana, one of the most frightening things an insurance company can say is that you “committed fraud” and forfeited everything, including past benefits. Louisiana’s workers’ compensation

By Dan Davis, July 15, 2026 Most people assume overtime is simple: work more than 40 hours in a week, get paid one-and-a-half times your hourly rate. But there is a wrinkle that costs Louisiana workers real money without their

Under Breaux v. Hoffpauir (La. 1996), if your employer paid you below minimum wage or skipped overtime, your Louisiana workers’ comp benefits should be based on what you were legally owed — which can raise your weekly check.

By Dan Davis, June 1, 2026 If you’ve been hurt on the job in Louisiana and can’t work, one of the first questions on your mind is a practical one: how much money will I actually receive, and when? Louisiana’s

A January 2026 U.S. Department of Labor opinion confirms that most bonuses must be included when calculating overtime pay. Here is what it means for Louisiana workers paid a base wage plus bonuses.