Worker With Dual Employment Gets Benefits Based Only on Full-Time Income

A Louisiana appellate court ruled that a worker was entitled to benefits for injuries from a car accident, but they had to be based only on her income from the full-time employer she was serving when she was injured. Case: Ceaser v. Lake Charles Care Center, No. 22-572, 04/26/2023, published. Facts: Bykiia Ceaser worked as a nurse for Lake Charles Care Center. She allegedly suffered injuries in a work-related car accident in January 2019. Procedural history: Ceaser filed a workers’ compensation claim, seeking benefits, penalties and attorney fees because of LCCC’s deni...