Legal Opinion

Breaux v. Hoffpauir

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided May 21, 1996No. 95-C-2933PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

674 So.2d 234 (1996)

Rodney BREAUX

v.

Wilfred HOFFPAUIR and Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corporation.

No. 95-C-2933.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

May 21, 1996.

Michael Benny Miller, Miller & Miller, Crowley, for Applicant.

David Keith Johnson, Baton Rouge, for Defendant.

KIMBALL, Justice.[*]

I. Issue

We granted writs in this case to determine if the amount of temporary total benefits due a worker under La.R.S. 23:1021, et seq., should be computed on his actual wages earned or on the federal minimum wage provided for by the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. 201, et seq., where a worker who is injured…

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2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. United States v. DarbySupreme Court of the United States · 1941
  2. Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad v. Muscoda Local No. 123Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
  3. Pinkins v. Cardinal Wholesale Supply, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
  4. Gulf Oil Corporation v. State Mineral BoardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
  5. New Orleans, Etc. v. Civ. Service, Etc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1982

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3Cited by27 opinions

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