NEBRASKA SUPREME COURT HOLDS MULTIPLE INJURIES ALONG A SINGLE EXTREMITY ARE A LOSS TO “MORE THAN ONE MEMBER” UNDER § 48-121(3)
In Paulina Espinoza v. Job Source, USA, Espinoza injured her right wrist and right elbow after falling at work. She alleged that, because she suffered a “loss or loss of use of more than one member or parts of more than one member,” the Workers’ Compensation Court...
2023 NEBRASKA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Visit the most recent legislative update here. Each year, Baylor Evnen Wolfe & Tannehill, LLP is actively involved in proposing and supporting workers’ compensation legislation that favorably impacts our clients, as well as opposing legislation that is...
NEW GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THAT NO EMPLOYEE SIGNATURE IS REQUIRED ON DOCUMENT USED TO SUPPORT MISREPRESENTATION DEFENSE
In Rulla v. YRTC Kearney Pay Home, a plaintiff employee sought partial summary judgment to prevent the defendant employer from asserting the misrepresentation affirmative defense under Section 48-148.01. The employee argued that the employer lacked evidence of a...
TOM SHIRES ELECTED NEW VP OF KIDS’ CHANCE OF NEBRASKA
This week, Tom Shires was elected to be the next vice president of the Kids’ Chance of Nebraska’s Board of Directors. Tom Shires is a partner at Baylor Evnen Wolfe & Tannehill and specializes in workers’ compensation. He handles workers’ compensation matters in...