Lafayette Legal Blog

Work-related injuries can come in many shapes and sizes, and may even build up over time rather than occur in a single incident. In fact, repetitive stress injuries, such as bursitis or carpal tunnel syndrome, are among the most common work-related injuries, accounting for one out of every five on-the-job injuries in the country.

Unfortunately, many people assume that they cannot file a successful workers' compensation claim for a repetitive stress injury, because it is not always clear how or when their work caused it. In most cases, workers' compensation does not cover injuries a worker suffered previously, but repetitive stress injuries can qualify for compensation if a job aggravates an injury that the worker already had from another job. Unless state laws say that repetitive stress injuries are noncompensable, these injuries generally justify workers' compensation claims.

Running a business is challenging, even for the most prepared owners. Whether you have a small business or run a large corporation, you will need to enter into various contracts with employees, clients, vendors and other entities. If someone involved in those contracts breaks the contract, there are ramifications for doing so. Let's take a look at the penalties for breaching a contract.

There are two options that the party involved in a contract can use when the other party breaches the agreement. The two options include having the terms of the contract enforced in court or recovering compensation for the damages done by the breach of the contract.

Receiving child support payments is an important part of life as a parent. Whether you receive large monthly payments or small ones, you should put them away for a rainy day if they are not needed now to pay for bills related to your child. One way to put them away for a rainy day is to save for your child's education. Here are some tips to make this happen.

One of your first options is to open a simple savings account that earns interest. You won't earn a lot of interest but you can at least put the money away in an account that you know not to touch, even in your toughest times.

The creation of a will can help relieve a lot of stress in life. You know that there is a legally binding document with your name and signature on it that will protect your assets from falling into the wrong hands upon your death and ensure that your children are taken care of once you are gone. Let's take a look at the reasons why you should update your will throughout life.

First and foremost, a will should be updated when you get married. You have now added a beneficiary to your life that should be recognized in the will and vice versa.