Court Overturns Worker's Award of SEBs, Part of Penalty Award

A Louisiana appellate court overturned a worker’s award of supplemental earnings benefits and a $2,000 penalty against her employer. Case: Kinchen v. Tangipahoa Parish School System, No. 22-00528, 05/20/2026, published. Facts: Catherine Kinchen worked for the Tangipahoa Parish School System. She was working at the Florida Parish Juvenile Detention Center when she allegedly suffered damage to her hearing from a loud sound created by a metal shelf when it scraped across the floor in February 2021. Procedural history: TPSS filed a motion to appoint an independent medical examiner, s...