EMPLOYEE OR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR? THE TEST THAT WILL DETERMINE LIABILITY FOR WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
Whether or not a worker is considered an employee or an independent contractor can determine liability for workers’ compensation benefits under the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Act. The Court of Appeals of Nebraska recently revisited the ten factor test to determine...
UPDATE | 2021 WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LEGISLATION
LB 256 As we reported last week, the Business and Labor Committee advanced LB 256 to General File on a 7-0 vote. Introduced by Senator Matt Hansen, LB 256 provides that a release may be used to finalize an agreement to resolve all issues other than future medical...
HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH? AN INTERPRETATION OF WHICH WEEKS REPRESENT AN EMPLOYEE’S AVERAGE WEEKLY WAGE FOR WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
The Court of Appeals of Iowa affirmed a decision from the Iowa Workers’ Compensation Commission that held that a week during which an employee works only a few hours less than other weeks can be excluded from the average weekly wage calculation in Regional Care...
UPDATE | 2021 WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LEGISLATION
As of the close of business on Friday, March 12, Committee hearings were completed. Priority bill designations will wrap up early this week when the Speaker of the legislature selects his 25 priority bills. We anticipate that the balance of the session will be...