Over the last couple decades, and specifically the last several years, the issue of inequality in pay between men and women in the workplace has risen to the forefront of the public conversation. Women have won important gains in the workplace, but are still far from...
Workers’ Compensation
Your overtime pay should not be negotiable
Many employees face difficulty getting their employers to pay them fairly for overtime work. Often, an employer may claim that the employee does not actually deserve overtime for some reason or another, or that the nature of the employee's employment status does not...
Gender pay gap is highest for black women in Louisiana
The gender pay gap has been closing in recent years, bringing the United States closer to men and women earning the same wages for the same work. But it remains a problem for women nationwide, and that is especially true for African-American women in Louisiana.Black...
Can I take time off under the Family Medical Leave Act?
The Family Medical Leave Act is an important act that protects American workers in the event that they or someone in their families become sick or gives birth to a new child. The Family Medical Leave Act provides a little of breathing room to workers who are...
What is the frequency of workplace injuries?
According to the National Safety Council, every seven seconds in the United States, a workplace injury occurs. That works out to nearly five million injured workers each year, or 12,900 injuries every day.Young, inexperienced workers are at particular risk of getting...
Don’t wait too long to notify your employer of an injury
Workers' compensation insurance is put in place to protect both you, as a worker, and your employer. However, there are a number of ways that you might suffer a legitimate injury on the job and still have your workers' compensation claim denied. Often, attorneys warn...
Workers’-comp-related bill being considered in Louisiana
The state’s workers’ compensation system and its workings can touch on a range of major issues. So, changes to this system and matters related to it can have the potential to have big impacts and draw considerable debate.Louisiana is considering making a...
Technology and workers’ comp
What workers’ compensation issues and costs end up coming up for a company can be impacted by many things. This includes how it responds when tricky disputes or matters arise in connection to workers’ comp claims made by its employees. So, among the things...
Many workers’ comp claims involve overexertion injuries
Among the injuries workers can end up suffering on the job are overexertion injuries. Workers can suffer such injuries when performing physical actions towards an object, such as lifting, pulling, pushing or moving it. A recent report points to overexertion being...
The economic impacts of workplace drowsiness
The level of sleep U.S. workers are getting is far from an insignificant issue. For one, workers being sleepy on the job can have major safety implications. Also, workers getting insufficient sleep can have major economic ramifications.The major scope of the impacts...