New Orleans Workers Compensation Defense Lawyer

The proven New Orleans workers compensation defense lawyers at Degan, Blanchard & Nash, PLC represent insurance carriers, self-insured entities, and employers in the effective resolution of workers’ compensation lawsuits and claims in Louisiana. The New Orleans workers compensation lawyers offer a responsive, creative, and proactive defense. New Orleans workers compensation attorneys are knowledgeable in all areas of general workers compensation law, including but not limited to workplace injury and disability benefits in Louisiana.

The Louisiana worker's compensation attorneys have experience defending clients in workers' compensation claims involving:

• Black Lung
• Death Benefits
• Defense Base Act
• Federal Workers Compensation
• Industrial Insurance
• Permanent Disability Benefits
• Temporary Disability Benefits
• Workers Compensation Claims
• Workers Compensation Appeals
• Workers Compensation Self Insurance
• Workers Compensation Subrogation
• Workplace Injury

Experienced Louisiana Workers Compensation Defense Lawyer

Federal and state workers’ compensation (sometimes called workers comp, workman’s comp or workmen’s compensation) laws were created to ensure that employees who are injured on the job are provided with fixed monetary awards. This eliminates the need for litigation and creates an easier process for the employee. It also helps control the financial risks for employers since many states limit the amount an injured employee can recover from an employer. Specifically, workers’ compensation is insurance that the employer is required by law to carry in case an employee is injured on the job, becomes ill due to circumstances surrounding their job, becomes temporarily or permanently disabled, or even if death results from their job. All employers who have 4 or more part-time or full-time employees must provide workers’ compensation insurance.

Although worker's compensation laws vary from state to state, covered medical care generally includes medical, surgical, and hospital services, dental services, crutches, hearing aids, chiropractic treatment, physical therapy, nursing care, and prescribed medications. Employees may also be eligible for additional monetary compensation if they are temporarily unable to work for more than a certain number of calendar days set by state law, are hospitalized as an in-patient, or become permanently disabled due to a job-related injury or illness. The right to receive medical treatment at the employer’s expense typically continues as long as treatment is reasonable and necessary to treat the injury.

Trusted New Orleans Workers Compensation Defense Attorney

The New Orleans workers' compensation attorneys at Degan, Blanchard & Nash, PLC are distinguished by a history of successful claim recoveries through settlements and verdicts. For experienced representation in a workers' compensation dispute or claim, contact a New Orleans workers' compensation defense lawyer at Degan, Blanchard & Nash, PLC in Louisiana.