IOWA SUPREME COURT: FUNCTIONAL IMPAIRMENT APPLIES DESPITE EMPLOYEE RESIGNATION

The Iowa Supreme Court has clarified an issue in workers’ compensation law: if an injured worker returns to work with the same employer and earns the same or greater wages than before their injury—and then subsequently resigns—their compensation is limited to functional impairment—not loss of earning capacity. In Den Hartog Industries v. Dungan, decided on […]
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