2023 NEBRASKA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BURIAL BENEFIT INCREASE
When an employee dies as a result of a work-related injury, their family members may be entitled to death benefits, including burial expenses, under the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Act. Pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-122(3), the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation...
UPDATED AS OF MAY 3 | 2023 NEBRASKA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Visit the most recent legislative update here. Each year, Baylor Evnen Wolfe & Tannehill, LLP actively monitors and reports regarding workers’ compensation legislation that impacts our clients throughout the legislative session. Since our last Legislative Update,...
UPDATED AS OF APRIL 7 | 2023 NEBRASKA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Visit the most recent legislative update here. Each year, Baylor Evnen Wolfe & Tannehill, LLP actively monitors and reports regarding workers’ compensation legislation that impacts our clients. Since our initial legislative update, the Nebraska Legislature’s...
AN EMPLOYEE’S COMPROMISE SETTLEMENT FUND DOES NOT BAR SUBSEQUENT CLAIMS FOR BENEFITS AGAINST THEIR EMPLOYER
In Milbrandt v. R.R. Donnelly, the Iowa Workers’ Compensation Commissioner reversed the decision of the Deputy Commissioner, and found that a compromise settlement agreement entered into with the Second Injury Fund by an employee does not deprive the agency of...