Langham: Constitutional Challenge Recap and Overview

 At the Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Conference last month, I provided an overview of some constitutional challenges to workers’ compensation. Five years ago, that would have been a ten-minute discussion, but constitutional challenges have more recently trended from the exception to the norm. For context, remember our federal government is a product of power granted by the people and the states. The federal government is defined and empowered by the U.S. Constitution. And, each state also has its own constitution. There are similarities and consistencies among them, but di...