Injured Hotel Housekeeper Gets Award of Benefits, Penalties, Fees

A Louisiana appellate court upheld an award of benefits to a hotel housekeeper for her injuries from a stairwell mishap as well as an award of fees and penalties against her employer. Case: Matthews v. Big Easy Janitorial LLC, No. 2022-CA-0164, 08/10/2022, published. Facts: Patricia Matthews worked for Big Easy Janitorial LLC as a housekeeper in a Homewood Suites hotel in New Orleans. On Dec. 28, 2018, the hotel experienced a flood, causing the elevators to malfunction. Matthews was working the evening shift and responded to service calls in the 12-story building for more than eight ho...