Employers in New Orleans are all too often responsible for injuries to employees. It is an employer’s duty to maintain a reasonably safe workplace. It is also the employer’s duty to hire and train prudent workers, as well as to provide proper safety gear. If your employer breached a duty of care to you, resulting in your injury accident, you may have grounds for a lawsuit instead of a workers’ compensation claim. If a third party, such as a product manufacturer, caused your injuries, you may have grounds for both types of claims.