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Workers' Compensation

Second Injury Fund – Denied for Lack of Knowledge

The Louisiana Second Injury Fund is designed to protect those employers that hire an employee with a pre-existing permanent...

• Mark S. Owens

Private/Parochial School Law

Secretly Recording Conversations…Legal or not?

I routinely receive calls from clients who are concerned about conversations being records during telephone calls and meetings with...

• Troy A. Broussard

Workers' Compensation

Medical Marijuana in Workers’ Comp – What We Know

Recently, Louisiana took its first tentative steps into the world of medical marijuana. As its use in Louisiana is so...

Private/Parochial School Law

Handling Threats of Student Violence

The prospect of student violence presents two primary risks: (1) a threat to the physical safety of the school...

• Troy A. Broussard

Employment Law & Litigation

DOL Announces 1.3 Million American Workers Eligible for Overtime

How to Prepare for the Changes to the Executive, Administrative and Professional Exemption? The Department of Labor issued a...

• Laura P. Johnson

Employment Law & Litigation

Top 10 Questions to Ask Before Terminating an Employee in Louisiana

Is the employee covered by a collective bargaining agreement (e.g., union employee)?If so, the termination must be consistent with...

• Troy A. Broussard