A Louisiana employer is liable for $18,500 in attorney fees and penalties for refusing to authorize treatment to a worker who suffered a neck injury while lifting a patient during the onset of a heart attack. Case: Brown v. Lafayette Association of Retarded Citizens, No. 11-1595, 06/20/2012, published. Facts: Barbara Brown worked for the Lafayette Association of Retarded Citizens, which provided a home environment for intellectually disabled individuals, as a "direct care specialist." Her job duties included lifting, feeding, bathing, changing, training and transporting the residents as the ne...
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