HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH? AN INTERPRETATION OF WHICH WEEKS REPRESENT AN EMPLOYEE’S AVERAGE WEEKLY WAGE FOR WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

by Baylor Evnen, LLP | Mar 19, 2021 | BLOG, IOWA WORKERS' COMPENSATION, WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

The Court of Appeals of Iowa affirmed a decision from the Iowa Workers’ Compensation Commission that held that a week during which an employee works only a few hours less than other weeks can be excluded from the average weekly wage calculation in Regional Care Hospital Partners, Inc. v. Marrs. As we know in Iowa, […]

UPDATE | 2021 WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LEGISLATION

by Baylor Evnen, LLP | Mar 15, 2021 | BLOG, NEBRASKA WORKERS' COMPENSATION, WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

As of the close of business on Friday, March 12, Committee hearings were completed.  Priority bill designations will wrap up early this week when the Speaker of the legislature selects his 25 priority bills. We anticipate that the balance of the session will be dominated by balancing the state budget and debating priority bills. Early […]

2021 WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LEGISLATION

by Baylor Evnen, LLP | Mar 2, 2021 | BLOG, NEBRASKA WORKERS' COMPENSATION, WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

As of yesterday, every legislative bill addressing workers’ compensation has now been heard in committee. Every bill remains in committee and no action has been taken on them, except LB 407, which was advanced to General File on 2/11/21. See below for a summary of each bill and a report on the testimony given at […]

FACTORS FOR COMMUTATION OF COMPENSATION AWARDS REVISITED

by Baylor Evnen, LLP | Feb 12, 2021 | BLOG, IOWA WORKERS' COMPENSATION, WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

The Iowa Court of Appeals recently affirmed a Commissioner’s ruling to grant an employee’s request to have his workers’ compensation benefits partially commuted in United Fire v. Hessenius. In Hessenius, the employer argued against commutation on the basis that the employee failed to articulate how he planned to make up the lost revenue each week […]

EMPLOYMENT LAW FORUM WEBINAR

by Baylor Evnen, LLP | Feb 5, 2021 | FIRM NEWS

Join Baylor Evnen’s employment attorneys for a virtual discussion of legal developments and opportunities to strengthen your workplace as we look ahead into 2021 and beyond. Vaccines at Work: Considerations for Employers Torrey Gerdes & Desiree Wills The FDA’s approval of coronavirus vaccines offers hope that 2021 may deliver a return to a more “normal” […]