In a recent holding from the Commissioner in Driscoll v. City of Cedar Rapids, the Commissioner overturned a previous finding that an employee’s adverse reaction to a COVID-19 vaccine was a compensable injury. The initial Deputy decision found that the employee was...

We received several questions recently about the firm benefit rate applicable to the volunteer firefighters who sustain injuries in the course of and arising out of their volunteer capacity as a firefighter. Specifically, there have been questions about the current...