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A summary of cases that involve issues that arose under the Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Act and were decided by the Courts during the second quarter of 2021. This summary was prepared for your review by an LWCC in-house attorney and is not intended to be legal advice.

The LWCC Foundation is working to address the root issues of the vulnerabilities by providing funding for existing programs and initiatives, research, or new innovations that demonstrate the ability of an organization to address the vulnerabilities that threaten the health and safety of our citizens

LWCC’s Board of Directors declares $94 million dividend to be distributed to approximately 20,000 Louisiana businesses, putting funds back into the state’s economy.

A summary of cases that involve issues that arose under the Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Act and were decided by the Courts during the first quarter of 2021. This summary was prepared for your review by an LWCC in-house attorney and is not intended to be legal advice.

Following one of the most unprecedented years of modern times, the LWCC board of directors has announced the distribution of a $94 million dividend to approximately 20,000 Louisiana-owned businesses.

LWCC’s Safest 70 Awards celebrate policyholders who share our commitment to workplace safety.

By harnessing the spirit of its people, Acadian Companies continues to improve the lives of Louisiana citizens through innovation and service diversity.

Hunters for the Hungry Louisiana has turned a recreational pastime into a resource for residents facing food insecurity.

Recently, LWCC’s communications efforts were honored by the American Association of State Compensation Insurance Funds (AASCIF).

Support from the LWCC Foundation’s Louisiana Well Again: COVID-19 Response Program, allowed the hospital to create a unique place of respite for hospital employees

At LWCC, we began the year aiming to instill pride, in our company and our state. While we were not immune to the challenges, as we reflect back on the year, we have so much to be proud of.

LWCC’s Louisiana Loyal Service Project brings team members together in a collective service project to elevate both our region and state.

With the help of grant money from the LWCC Foundation’s Louisiana Well Again: COVID-19 Response Program, the hospital worked with Sysco to provide turkeys for the entire hospital staff.

With the help of grant money from the LWCC Foundation’s Louisiana Well Again: COVID-19 Response Program and other community donors, Baton Rouge General was able to respond to the needs of the hospital during the height of the pandemic.

Our entire LWCC family, including our Board of Directors, management, and employees, owe a debt of gratitude and offer thanks and appreciation to Governor Murphy J. “Mike” Foster, Jr. for his steadfast commitment and many years of support and service.

For the third time, LWCC has been recognized by the Greater Baton Rouge Business Report and Greater Baton Rouge Society of Human Resource Management as one of the top 50 Best Places to Work in Baton Rouge in 2020.

We’re thrilled to introduce Champions of Louisiana, a celebration of the people, businesses, and organizations equally committed to bettering our beloved state. We’ll be sharing stories of our Champions on a monthly basis.

Several of our agent partners and their policyholders were greatly impacted by Hurricane Laura. LWCC is pleased to be able to support the Lake Charles community in a variety of ways.

The timing could not have been better for Union General Hospital when it learned earlier this summer that it was one of 24 hospitals to receive a LWCC Foundation grant in support of COVID-19 frontline healthcare workers.

LWCC is pleased to announce the 2019 Safest 70 Award recipients, an award program to honor Policyholders who share LWCC’s commitment to workplace safety and employee health and wellness.

LWCC is proud to announce the winners of the 2019 Safest 70 Awards. Established in 2008, we created this award to honor our Policyholders who share our commitment to workplace safety.

This year, Ward recognized LWCC for outstanding financial results in the areas of safety, consistency, and performance over a five-year period (2015-2019).

The grants make up the second phase of the foundation’s Louisiana Well Again: COVID-19 Response Package, a $1.1 million, three-phase grants and gifts package dedicated to helping Louisiana respond to and recover from the pandemic.

LWCC fully supports the use of telemedicine services and will approve telemedicine visits for injured workers with their treating physicians. These visits will still require approval via the LWC-1010 form.

The meeting gave us an opportunity to come together, reflect on past success, and usher in a new era for LWCC.