Iowa Workers’ Compensation Refresher: Independent Contractors
Independent Contractors are not generally entitled to coverage under the Act. Nonetheless, like self-employed persons, independent contractors can make a formal election to come under the provisions of...
Join Baylor Evnen Attorneys at the 2016 Nebraska Claims Symposium!
Baylor Evnen is a proud sponsor and supporter of the upcoming 1st Annual 2016 Nebraska Claims Symposium. The two-day symposium, hosted by the Workers’ Compensation Association of Nebraska, Nebraskans for...
Nebraska Court of Appeals in Maradiaga v. Specialty Finishing, declines to broaden the application of the Positional Risk Doctrine
The Nebraska Court of appeals recently issued an opinion which confirms yet again that an employee engaged in an “everyday activity” must offer some evidence that there was an employment-related risk...
Nebraska Court of Appeals Decision regarding Notice Defense
On August 16, 2016 the Nebraska Court of Appeals issued an opinion in Mohammed Ali v. JBS Distribution regarding notice and what constitutes “as soon as practicable.” On August 10, 2011 Ali slipped and...