[GRAPHIC: Legal Lines Tips With Locke Meredith]
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[GRAPHIC: Locke Meredith, Attorney At Law]
[GRAPHIC: Legal Lines Tip, Know Your Lost Wages Claim Rights]
Locke Meredith: Hello. I'm Locke Meredith and I have a Legal Lines Tip for you. Remember knowledge is power, and I want you to know if you're injured and you have lost wages because of that injury, Louisiana law gives you a claim for that loss. Typically it's gonna require medical evidence from a medical doctor stating because of your injuries, you can't work. Pretty simple claim if you had a job before the injury, doc says you can't work from the date of the accident, and three months later he says you can work, you can figure out what you've lost in wages.
Circumstances occur however when the injury results in permanent physical and functional limitations. Now you can't do the job according to the doctor that you could do before the accident. So the question becomes, is there any work you can do, and what is the difference in wages? But the court doesn't just look at what you earned in the past. It also looks at your earning capacity. That is your ability to earn wages in the future, promotions, additional education. So my Legal Lines Tip from me, Locke Meredith to you is, make sure you know your rights when you're presenting that lost wage claim.
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[GRAPHIC: Legal Lines Tips With Locke Meredith]
