IOWA SUPREME COURT PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON SETTLING WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIMS WHEN A SECOND INJURY FUND CLAIM IS INVOLVED
One of the most challenging aspects of managing a claim in which the employee is also alleging a Second Injury Fund claim is achieving a full and final settlement. Recently, the Iowa Supreme Court handed down a decision in Kingsbury v. Second Injury Fund, which has...
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION FIRST REPORT OF INJURY BILL PASSES PROVIDING PROTECTION FOR INJURED WORKERS
Recently, the Nebraska Legislature passed LB 455, introduced by Senator Bob Hallstrom (Syracuse) on Friday. In a change from past practice, LB 455 requires the Workers' Compensation Court to withhold workers' compensation first reports of injury from disclosure to the...
NAVIGATING INJURIES CAUSED BY HORSEPLAY IN THE WORKPLACE
In Nebraska, a claimant must prove that an injury arose out of and occurred in the course of employment. When the injury is caused by horseplay, this may remove the injury from compensability because horseplay is a deviation from an employee’s typical work duties. The...
2026 IOWA LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
H.F. 450 (Senate companion bill listed as S.F. 454) - A bill relating to the standards for determination of loss or permanent impairment for purposes of PPD, including applicability provisions. Explanation: Under the current structure, determinations of the extent of...