Workers' Compensation

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• `Pre-Existing Injuries and Workers’ Compensation

  Yes. A pre-existing injury does not lock you out of workers' compensation . In Louisiana, comp benefits are owed without proof of anyone's fault for injuries that arise out of and in the course of employment under La. R.S. 23:1031.

• 12-Hour Work Schedules: Benefits and Challenges for 24/7 Operations

  Most organizations rely on the tried-and-true 9-to-5 schedule. However, some don’t have the luxury of relying on this system, as they need to staff departments 24/7 with a relatively small team. The 2-2-3 work schedule has become a popular solution, especially in industries like healthcare,…

• Does Surgery Increase a Workers’ Comp Settlement?

  Surgery often increases the value of a workers' compensation settlement, but it does not do so automatically. It raises value when it drives up the cost of medical care, leaves a measurable permanent impairment, or keeps a worker off the job longer.

• Louisiana Light Duty Disputes After Workplace Injuries

  Louisiana light duty dispute attorneys at Trey Morris Injury Lawyers: when a modified-work offer is valid, what refusing one costs, and how workers protect benefits.

• Louisiana Workers’ Comp Death Benefits

  Louisiana workers' compensation death benefits are weekly payments made to the surviving dependents of a worker who is killed on the job. They are established by La. R.S. 23:1231 , the statutory text published by the Louisiana Legislature , and the sections that follow it.

• Louisiana Workers’ Comp Settlement and Return to Work Rules

  Louisiana Workers’ Comp Settlement and Return to Work Rules - Louisiana and Texas guidance from Trey Morris Injury Lawyers.

• SUING AN EMPLOYER FOR NOT HAVING WORKER’S COMPENSATION INSURANCE?

  Being injured at work may be the second-worst thing that happens to you. The worst thing is finding out that your employer does not have workers’ compensation insurance, and you may not have medical coverage. What options do you have if your employer does not have or is not required to carry workers’ compensation? What […]

• Texas Non-Subscriber Work Injury Claims

  Texas is the only state where employers can opt out of workers' compensation. When a non-subscriber employer's negligence injures a worker, the worker can sue directly — and the employer loses its three traditional defenses: contributory negligence, assumption of risk, and the fellow-servant rule. The injured worker only has to prove the employer was negligent.

• What Is a Texas Workers' Comp Waiver Form?

  A Texas workers' comp waiver form is a written statement an employee gives an employer to opt out of the employer's workers' compensation coverage. Under Texas Labor Code 406.034, a worker has five days from hire — or from notice of coverage — to opt out. Waiving coverage gives up workers' comp benefits but keeps the right to sue the employer for a work injury.

• What Is a Third-Party Injury?

  A third-party injury is a workplace injury caused by someone other than your employer — a negligent driver, a defective-product maker, a property owner, or a general contractor. When a third party is at fault, you can pursue a personal injury claim against them while still keeping your workers' compensation benefits, often recovering more than comp alone allows.

• What Is Maximum Medical Improvement?

  Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI) is the point at which a treating physician determines that more medical treatment is unlikely to meaningfully improve your condition. It does not mean a full recovery — only that you have healed as much as expected. Reaching MMI often changes your workers' compensation benefits, and a doctor's MMI finding can be challenged if you believe further treatment would help.

• When Do You Actually Need a Lawyer for a Workers’ Comp Claim?

  Timing matters more than injury severity. An injured worker needs counsel the moment a claim stops being routine, meaning the employer disputes the injury, checks stop arriving on schedule, or the injury threatens the job. Early medical records, fading witness memories, and insurer decisions shape a claim from day one, and most workers' comp attorneys review claims at no charge.

• Workers Comp Vs Third Party Claim In Louisiana When Both Apply

  Trey Morris Injury Lawyers on when a Louisiana work injury supports both a workers' comp claim and a third-party tort claim, the deadlines, and how workers recover.

• Workers’ Comp

  Workers' compensation is a system that pays for medical care and lost wages after a job causes an injury. People describe it as a tradeoff: the worker receives defined benefits, and the employer receives protection from most lawsuits. In Louisiana the system is framed by La. R.S. 23:1031 and La. R.S. 23:1032.