Iowa District Court Upholds Commissioner’s Decision that Surveillance Video of Claimants Must be Disclosed Regardless of Whether the Employer Intends to Use the Same at Trial or With an Expert Witness
Recently, the Iowa District Court for Polk County ruled that the Iowa Industrial Commissioner’s prior decision regarding disclosure of surveillance was to be upheld. As discussed in the prior blog entry...
Iowa Supreme Court Reverses Important Point in Bad Faith Case
Previously, in the matter of Thornton v. American Interstate Insurance Company, a workers’ compensation Claimant had filed a bad faith lawsuit against the applicable workers’ compensation insurer for bad...
GOOD NEWS FOR EMPLOYERS: THE U.S. SUPREME COURT NARROWS THE SCOPE OF TITLE VII HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION CLAIMS IN THE WORKFORCE
In two recent sharply divided opinions (5-4 decisions), the United States Supreme Court made it more challenging for employees to successfully bring harassment and retaliation claims in court. In the...
National Academy of Social Insurance Documents Trend of Accelerating Increase In Workers’ Compensation Costs for Employers
Recently, the National Academy of Social Insurance (“NASI”) released a report discussing benefits, coverage, and costs on a national basis for workers’ compensation in 2011 (most recent data). This...