Provision of Medical Benefits Under the Iowa Workers’ Compensation System
Under Iowa Code §85.27, an employer is liable for all reasonable surgical, medical and hospital services arising out of a work-related injury which will hasten the employee’s restoration to health or...
Smart Business Practices? Terminating An Employee Who May Have a Claim Under Nebraska’s Workers’ Compensation Act.
An employer may terminate an employee who claims they are entitled to benefits under Nebraska’s workers’ compensation laws, but the employer must have a legitimate, non-discriminatory reason for the...
Iowa Court of Appeals Determines that Workers’ Compensation Commissioner has the Ability to Determine Medical Causation and Relation of Injury Even in the Absence of Medical Evidence On the Issue
Recently, in Martinez Construction v. Ceballos, 2013 WL 2646833 (Ct. App. IA.), Court of Appeals of Iowa affirmed a decision of the Iowa Workers’ Compensation Commissioner determining that a claimant had...
Propriety of Requests for Iowa Workers’ Compensation Benefits When Employee is Injured Outside the State of Iowa
Iowa workers’ compensation law provides one of the strongest statutory schedule of benefits for injured workers in all of the United States. Accordingly, most claimants have a strong incentive to seek...