CONTINUED GUIDANCE CONCERNING WHEN AN IME IS REIMBURSABLE UNDER 85.39
In Bior v. Hormel, the Iowa Workers’ Compensation Commissioner provided an example of how employees could still receive reimbursement for their IME even while failing to prove their injury was work-related. Section 85.39 of the Iowa Code provides that employees are...
MAJOR CHANGES IN NEBRASKA FOR EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION AND WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIMS
The Supreme Court of Nebraska recently decided a case, Dutcher v. Nebraska Department of Corrections, in which it was held that an employee who was fired after receiving workers’ compensation benefits could not bring a wrongful termination action under the Nebraska...
ONLY PREPARATION COSTS OF REPORT ARE REIMBURSABLE WHEN 85.39 IME DATED SAME DATE AS EMPLOYER’S IME
In Swanson v. Pella Corp., an Iowa Workers’ Compensation Deputy Commissioner provided guidance on whether an employee-requested independent medical examination (IME) is reimbursable when both the employee’s and employer’s IMEs are dated the same date. Section 85.39 of...
REPLACEMENT RECLINERS IN IOWA ARE DEEMED APPLIANCES
Evilsizor v. Northern Ag Services, Inc. provides an example of how an employee did not meet his burden of proof when petitioning for alternate care. Section 85.27(4) of the Iowa Code provides that an employer has the right to choose a provider of care to treat the...