AN IOWA DEPUTY WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSIONER INTERPRETS A SHOULDER REPLACEMENT SURGERY AS A BODY AS A WHOLE INJURY

In Bolinger v. Trillium, an Iowa Deputy Workers’ Compensation Commissioner provided guidance as to whether a reverse shoulder replacement surgery is considered an injury to the shoulder or if it extends to the body as a whole. The claimant in Bolinger argued that her...

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NEBRASKA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COURT REITERATES NOTICE RULES

In Settje v. Walmart Associates, Inc., the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court provided guidance as to when an employer has sufficient notice of a potentially compensable injury. Pursuant to Section 48-133, an employee is required to give notice of their injury to...

SCHOOL EMPLOYEES AND THEIR AVERAGE WEEKLY WAGE FOR TEMPORARY DISABILITY BENEFIT PURPOSES

In Simpson v. Lincoln Public Schools, the Nebraska Court of Appeals provided guidance for how to calculate an employee’s average weekly wage when the employee is an hourly wage earner who only works 9 months out of the year, during the school year. While permanent...