Important Fee Schedule Deadlines For Employers to Remember Under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-125.02
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-125.02 sets forth certain deadlines employers and workers’ compensation carriers must adhere to in order to benefit from the fee schedule of the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court....
Defense of Psychological Injury Claims Under Iowa Workers’ Compensation Law
For the past 20 years, Iowa Workers’ Compensation law has been interpreted to allow an employee to bring a workers’ compensation claim for purely mental injuries. By that, a claimant in Iowa has the...
The Nebraska Supreme Court Issues Surprising Ruling on an Employee’s Entitlement to Penalties and Attorney’s Fees After the Employee Signs a Release
Traditionally, settlements of workers’ compensation claims under the Nebraska’s Workers’ Compensation Act required that the Court review lump sum settlement applications and then determine whether the...
What Constitutes a “Reasonable” Redirection of Care Under Iowa Law?
Under Iowa workers’ compensation law, the employer/insurer has the right and obligation to direct reasonable medical care for accepted work injuries. Therefore, absent an abandonment of care by the...