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WIC: Special Supplemental Nutrition for Women, Infants, & Children
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WIC is a Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children (under 5 years old). WIC provides nutritious foods, nutrition information, and referrals to other health and social services. The foods provided may include: infant formula and cereal, adult cereals low in sugar and high in iron, milk (and lactose-reduced milk), cheese, juice, eggs, peanut butter or ... |
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Wildflower Inventory
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The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) Wildflower Program is enlisting the help of the Master Gardener Program and enthusiasts who wish to help DOTD's Wildflower Program catalog the various wildflowers on the roadside. The online submission form linked below was set up so that interested parties could report wildflower locations to DOTD for input into the Wildflower Program.
For more ... |
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Wildlife Management Area Maps
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The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (WLF) provides access to wildlife management area maps.
There are three ways to obtain copies of WMA maps:
(1) Visit the WLF "WMAs web page" linked below, select a WMA and download a copy of the map;
(2) Email the Department Library to request maps by mail. Please include your mailing address and which WMA maps you need. (Free of charge; black and white only);
(3) Call our ... |
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Window Tint Exemptions
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Individuals or companies with a valid security (i.e., need for added concealment of persons or property from the plain or public view) or medical (i.e., needs for added protection from the sun, allergies, and/or other sun related medical reasons verifiable by the American Medical Association Journal) reason can obtain, in the form of an affidavit, a window tint exemption from the Department of Public Safety and Corrections ... |
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Window Tint Requirements - Statewide
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Louisiana" Window Tint Requirements are as follows: windshield (all vehicles) - tint may not extend more than five inches (5") from the top of the windshield and may not be red or amber in color; front side windows (all vehicles) -must have at least forty (40) percent light transmission; rear side windows (passenger vehicles only) - must have at least twenty-five (25) percent light transmission; rearmost glass (passenger ... |
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Workers' Compensation: Disputed Workplace Injury Claims
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The Hearings Section of the Office of Workers' Compensation within the Louisiana Workforce Commission (formerly the Department of Labor) handles trials and mediations of workplace injury disputes. Frequently asked questions and answers (FAQs) about disputed claims and the Disputed Claim for Compensation form (Form 1008) can be found on the Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) website using the links provided below. |
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Workers' Compensation: Employer Report of Injury / Illness (Form 1007)
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The Louisiana Workforce Commission (formerly the Department of Labor), Office of Workers' Compensation, provides instructions for employers needings to report an incident of workplace injury or illness. Links to the instructions and Form 1007 (Employer Report of Injury/Illness) can be found below. Initial reports of injury should also include a completed LWC-WE-1025.ER or Employer Certificate of Compliance which is also ... |
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Workers' Compensation: Fraud Investigations
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What is Workers' Compensation Fraud?
Contrary to what most people believe, workers’ compensation fraud is more that just an employee exaggerating his medical condition or working for cash while supposedly disabled. While these things do occur, employers are also committing fraud by underreporting their payrolls to receive lower premiums and health care providers are billing for services they’ve never performed. Workers ... |
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Workers' Compensation: Independent Medical Exams
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The Medical Services Division of the Office of Workers' Compensation within the Louisiana Workforce Commission (fomerly the Department of Labor) processes requests for Independent Medical Exams on injured workers. The Request for Independent Medical Examination Form should be completed with a dispute arises related to the condition of an employee such as when a company doctor and an employee's doctor issue conflicting ... |
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Workers' Compensation: Medical Reimbursement Schedules
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The Medical Services Section of the Office of Workers' Compensation within the Louisiana Workforce Commission (formerly the Department of Labor) maintains medical reimbursement schedules for workers' compensation. The most current medical reimbursement schedule was published in August 1994. Updates to the CPT coding were added in March 2001 using the CPT Codes up to year 2000.
The Medical Reimbursement Schedule can be ... |
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Workers' Compensation: Second Injury Board
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The Second Injury Board (SIB) administers claims filed by a self-insured employer, their insurance company, a third party administrator responsible for administering the employer's workers' compensation claims, or an attorney representing either the employer or their insurance company.
A Notice of Claim form (linked below) is completed and submitted to the Second Injury Board at the address provided at the top of the ... |
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Workforce Horizons Newsletter
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Workforce Horizons is a monthly online newsletter on workforce planning issued by the Louisiana Department of State Civil Service. Its purpose is to educate readers about workforce planning issues and best practices, inform them about current and upcoming Civil Service activities, workshops and training related to workforce planning and to provide practical job aids to assist agencies with workforce planning.... |
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Workplace Safety & OSHA Consultation
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The Office of Workers' Compensation Speaker's Bureau within the Louisiana Workforce Commission (formerly the Department of Labor) provides free, on-site, confidential safety and health consultations to employers.
Examples of possible training topics include:
--Hearings: Disputed Workers' Compensation Claims, Social Security Offset Issues, Vocational Rehabilitation
--Medical: Workers' Compensation Medical Benefits, ... |
