Baton Rouge Workers Compensation Lawyer

Baton Rouge, LA Worker Compensation Attorney

At Day Law Group, we are dedicated to protecting the rights of workers who have suffered all types of on-the-job illnesses or injuries in a wide range of fields of employment. With its offshore drilling, riverboat, and commercial trucking industries, Louisiana is no stranger to serious workplace injuries or accidents.

If you are injured at work, workers’ compensation is the wage replacement money you are legally entitled to – these benefits help you get get the medical attention you need to return to work as quickly as possible.

Before you can collect these benefits, however, you must report your injury, go through a difficult claims process, and meet other legal requirements.

If you don’t follow all the proper procedures, you might lose your right to workers’ compensation entirely.

Fortunately, our Baton Rouge workers’ compensation attorney, Georgia Day, is a former Administrative Law Judge for the Louisiana Workforce Commission. She has successfully handled numerous workers’ compensation claims in Louisiana, helping our clients with everything from work-related injuries to occupational illnesses.

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COMMON WORKPLACE INJURIES

Although some workplaces, like construction sites and the open road, are more dangerous than others, any industry can be home to workplace accidents and injuries.

Some of the most common workplace injuries we see at our firm include:

• Sprains, strains, or tears
• Soreness or pain
• Cuts, lacerations, or punctures
• Injuries from falls
• Overexertion injuries
• Injuries from crushing or compressing
• Occupational illnesses
• Chemical exposure injuries
• Struck by or against object or equipment injuries

Every 7 seconds, a worker is injured on the job. This leads to 510 workplace injuries per hour, 12,600 per day, 88,500 per year, and 4,600,000 per year. In just one year, victims of workplace injuries can miss over 1 million days of work – and they may have medical expenses on top of that.