There are many nuanced laws that lawyer need to know when handling an auto case. The policy limits, exclusions, overlapping coverage are a few issues that come up all the time. Lawyers also need a good investigator who can find out about other policies that may be our there that can change the value of the case.
The journey to finding the right attorney for personal or work related injuries can seem like a long and tedious process. Before anything, you have to process the situation you are experiencing, whether it be a personal injury or if you're dealing with workers' compensation. After, you have to t...
According to a recent study, racial inequalities may also be reflected in the frequency of workplace injuries and disability. This is particularly true for Hispanic immigrants and African American males, who tend to work jobs that carry the highest injury risk. In many cases, minority workers in...
Are You Sick Because Of Toxic Exposure At Your Job? Are You Unable To Work Because Of An Overuse Injury? A workers' compensation claim does not always stem from a specific accident. You could develop an illness from repeatedly breathing harmful chemicals on the job. You could develop a disabling ...
You Have A Right To Medical Coverage For Any Work Injury Medical treatments may be denied for various reasons. Within the first 90 days, the employer or insurance company can also halt your medical benefits — even after they have started — if they find a reason to deny the underlying workers' com...
Workers' Compensation Retaliation Is Illegal Any employer that fires an injured worker because of a workers' compensation claim is civilly liable and can be sued for discrimination. Essentially, we could file a disability discrimination claim or related claim against your employer if you are fire...
The secure Move Is To Get Legal Help When You Are First Injured The law says you are covered for any work-related injury or illness. In reality, many employers and insurers resist their workers' compensation obligations. Your benefits may be short-changed or straight-up denied. You may be pressur...
Does Your Work Injury Case Involve An Underlying Personal Injury Claim? When someone other than your employer or a co-worker is responsible for your workplace injury, it may be appropriate for you to pursue a personal injury claim in addition to or instead of a workers' compensation claim. Third-...
At Schwartz Law Firm LLC, with offices in Metairie and Baton Rouge, our workers' compensation attorneys have over 25 years of combined experience protecting the rights of injured workers in southeast Louisiana. We find that many clients have similar initial questions about Louisiana workers' comp...
Workers' Compensation And Your Rights To Recovery Do You Know What Benefits You Are Entitled To? At Schwartz Law Firm LLC, we will protect your rights throughout the process of notifying your employer, filing your claim for benefits, getting the medical care you need and securing the full benefit...
Employer-Paid Job Training After A Disabling Work Injury After a serious work injury, you may have to adapt to a different type of job. Some people take on light-duty work or office work. Some transition to management or other roles. Schwartz Law Firm LLC will help you determine what job you may ...
You should not decide whether to take a lump-sum workers' compensation settlement without the advice of an experienced workers' comp lawyer in Louisiana. There are pros and cons, and it may or may not be in your secure interests depending on the nature of your injuries and other factors. Schwartz...
Many people watched with awe in the 1990s as shuttle astronauts floated in zero-gravity space. Back on earth, gravity is not always so amusing. Gravity is one the chief factors in work injuries – when workers fall themselves and when workers are struck by falling objects from above. When we fall ...
In the science fiction classic “I, Robot” by Isaac Asimov, all robots are hardwired to obey orders, to never harm humans and to sacrifice themselves if necessary to keep humans safe. The plot twists are about humans coming to harm anyway despite those secure intentions of the robots' creators. In...
Thousands of injuries could be prevented. Employees who operate and maintain workplace machinery are at high risk for injury or death. According to industry statistics, machinery accidents cause about 800 deaths a year and 18,000 injuries, ranging from lacerations and abrasions to amputations and...
Ceremony and safety reminder Apr. 28 in Baton Rouge More than 4,000 American workers die on the job each year – about 10 work-related deaths every day – and another 4 million employees are injured or become sick at work. In Louisiana alone there are about 25 work-related fatalities each year. Wor...
Temp workers and part-timers are covered, but independent contractors are not Nearly all Louisiana employers must provide workers' compensation insurance. But a growing number of jobs do not fit the traditional employer-employee paradigm. Freelancers and people who piece together a living from “g...
This could be bad news for workers' comp back injury claims The epidemic of opioid addiction has caused the medical community to re-think how lower back pain is treated. Rather than prescribing narcotics and bed rest, a growing number of physicians now advise patients to stay active and forego pa...
State law protects anyone injured on the job. There is much talk these days of building walls and deporting people. Much resentment of immigrants and “foreigners.” Especially those living in the U.S. without government permission. This is a scary time for undocumented workers. Especially for an “...
Who pays damages when an intoxicated person causes a crash? From police shootings and terrorist attacks to opioid overdoses and beloved celebrities, the headlines of 2016 have been a steady roll call of untimely and tragic deaths. Lost in that mix is an alarming increase in drunk driving deaths a...
Are you hiring a ride in a four-wheeled time bomb? Millions of cars on American roads are subject to recall for various defects – serious safety issues that the owners have not had fixed. An independent investigation found that drivers for hire have a much higher rate of unfixed recall notices. A...
We've made progress, but we can do better. Work-related deaths and injuries in the U.S. are about one-third of what they were in 1970, thanks largely to OSHA and state safety programs. Despite great progress, an average of 13 American workers still die on the job every day and hundreds more suffe...
Schwartz Law Firm LLC attorneys bring over 25 years of combined experience securing personal injury recoveries and workers’ compensation successes in New Orleans and southeast Louisiana.
