A Reason for Further Investigation When Your Injured Iowa Employee Requests a Hasty Full Duty Release
On November 25, 2015, the Iowa Court of Appeals issued a decision in Carl A. Nelson & Co. and Zurich North American Ins. Co. v. Sloan, No. 15-0323, 2015 WL 7574232 (Iowa Ct. App. Nov. 25,...
Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Refresher: Calculating Average Weekly Wage for Indemnity Benefits Purposes
As many employers know, a big part of analyzing their exposure to a particular work-related accident is determining how much the employer will have to pay in weekly disability benefits. This amount, or...
Iowa Workers’ Compensation Deputy Commissioner Jon Heitland to Retire from Iowa Workers’ Compensation Commission
Recently it was announced that Deputy Iowa Workers’ Compensation Commissioner Jon Heitland would be retiring from his position as a Deputy Commissioner. Deputy Heitland started with the Workers’...
The “Going and Coming Rule” in Iowa
As you may know, a compensable work injury must arise out of and in the course of employment. However, there are special rules which apply if an injury occurs when an employee is going to or coming from...