Notice Regarding Change to Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Mileage Reimbursement Rate
Effective January 1, 2017, the mileage rate will become 53.5 cents per mile for travel to seek medical treatment or while participating in a vocational rehabilitation plan. This conforms to the...
Nebraska Supreme Court Vacates Unfavorable Employer Subrogation Decision in In re Estate of Evertson
On March 8, 2016 the Nebraska Court of Appeals issued a decision which had the potential to significantly impact the subrogation interest of employers and workers’ compensation insurers. The Court of...
Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court Vacancy Filled
Recently, Governor Ricketts selected Dirk Block to fill the most recent vacancy being created by Judge Laureen Van Norman’s retirement. Dirk Block has been an attorney practicing Nebraska Workers’...
Iowa Court of Appeals Upholds Neuropathic Injury Limited to Lower Extremity as a “Scheduled Member” Injury
In a recent September 14, 2016 opinion (final publication decision pending), Janssen v. Merry Lanes, Inc., 886 N.W.2d 618 (Iowa Ct. App. 2016), the Iowa Court Appeals ruled on an appeal involving an...