The Louisiana Legislature has now defined which medical conditions will be eligible for treatment with “Medical Marijuana” (tetra-hydro-cannabinoids). Medical Marijuana (hereinafter M-THC) is a term used to describe the extracts of the marijuana plant that are distilled and refined in such a way as to provide pain relief, without the intoxicating effects of marijuana obtained illicitly. M-THC has ...
If you are injured at work and there is evidence of either on or off the job use of a non-prescribed controlled substance, or if your blood alcohol level is 0.08 percent or more, you could forfeit your rights to workers’ compensation benefits. Refusing to take a post-accident drug test indicates you are intoxicated, which employers will argue is what caused the accident. The intoxication defense ...
Permanent and Total Disability (PTD) benefits provide wage loss benefits paid at two-thirds of the employee’s pre-injury average weekly wage, for the employee’s life. Due to changes in the law, these claims have become exceedingly rare in Louisiana. The Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Act provides for PTD in La. R. S. Title 23:1221(2), which states an employee is PTD if injuries and/or ...
