AN EMPLOYEE’S COMPROMISE SETTLEMENT FUND DOES NOT BAR SUBSEQUENT CLAIMS FOR BENEFITS AGAINST THEIR EMPLOYER

In Milbrandt v. R.R. Donnelly, the Iowa Workers’ Compensation Commissioner reversed the decision of the Deputy Commissioner, and found that a compromise settlement agreement entered into with the Second Injury Fund by an employee does not deprive the agency of jurisdiction over the employee’s subsequent claim for benefits involving her employer. Section 85.35 of the […]

RECAP ON PROPOSED CHANGES TO IOWA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LAWS DURING THE 89TH AND 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLIES

Each year, Baylor Evnen Wolfe & Tannehill, LLP actively monitors and reports regarding workers’ compensation legislation that impacts our clients.  With the 89th General Assembly now closed, we want to provide our clients with a recap of the workers’ compensation legislation that was proposed and the bills’ current status. In addition, several workers’ compensation bills […]

SHOULDER INJURIES DO NOT TRIGGER SECOND INJURY FUND LIABILITY IN IOWA

In West v. Second Injury Fund of Iowa, the Iowa Workers’ Compensation Commissioner affirmed that a shoulder injury does not trigger Second Injury Fund liability under Section 85.64. Section 85.64 of the Iowa Code provides that three requirements must be met in order to trigger liability of the Fund. First, the employee must have lost […]
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