Court Increases Worker's Awards of Penalties, Attorney Fees From Employer

A Louisiana appellate court increased an injured worker’s awards of penalties and attorney fees for his employer’s failure to pay for his medical treatment, its delay in approving his choice of doctor and its bad-faith conduct in discovery. Case: Batiste v. Minerals Technology Inc., No. 21-795, 06/08/2022, published. Facts: Timothy Batiste worked as a night supervisor at Minerals Technology Inc. He allegedly injured his back on April 13, 2017, when lifting dimethecone talc. Batiste claim he reinjured his back when reaching into a blender to clean it on April 20, 2017. He f...