Worker's Misrepresentations on Income Result in Forfeiture of Right to Benefits

A Louisiana appellate court upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for additional benefits based on his commission of fraud. Case: Laugand v. Four Points by Sheraton, No. 2024-CA-0687, 02/26/2025, published. Facts: Neil Laugand worked as a bellman for the Four Points Sheraton Hotel. He suffered injuries in March 2016 when he was struck by the mirror of a vehicle traveling the wrong way down a street. Procedural history: In 2019, Laugand filed a workers’ compensation claim form for a magnetic resonance imaging scan of his cervical spine. Sheraton’s insurance carrier contende...