Employer Can't Modify Award to Retroactively Apply Medical Treatment Guidelines

A Louisiana appellate court ruled that an employer was not entitled to modify an award to an injured employee to apply the Medical Treatment Guidelines to the items adjudicated as being compensable. Case: Lafourche Parish School Board v. Rodrigue, No. 2017 CA 0296, 07/18/2018, published. Facts: Elaine Rodrigue worked for the Lafourche Parish School Board as a paralegal. She suffered injuries 1992 when she tripped over a rug at work. Rodrigue underwent surgery to address her injuries and returned to work in 1993. The School Board transferred her to an office space in a metal building where s...