Nebraska Court of Appeals Addresses Evidentiary Standards for Approving Average Weekly Wage in Bortolotti v Universal Terrazzo and Tile Co.

by Baylor Evnen, LLP | Feb 14, 2019 | BLOG, NEBRASKA WORKERS' COMPENSATION, WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

Recently the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court addressed what evidence is necessary for a Plaintiff to prove applicable average weekly wages for an owner operator of a business. In Bortolotti, the Plaintiff was an owner/operator and employee of the employer – a tile company. At the trial level Plaintiff testified that he did not receive a […]

Additional Deputy Commissioner Appointed to Iowa Workers’ Compensation Commission

by Baylor Evnen, LLP | Feb 8, 2019 | BLOG, IOWA WORKERS' COMPENSATION, WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

Recently, Iowa Workers’ Compensation Commissioner Joseph Cortese has appointed attorney Michael Lunn to be a deputy commissioner. Michael Lunn graduated from Drake Law School and worked with a workers’ compensation insurance defense firm prior to taking this position. He will be beginning on February 18, 2019 at the Division of Workers’ Compensation. Baylor Evnen congratulates […]