The Nebraska Supreme Court In Hynes v. Good Samaritan Hospital Further Elaborates on the Requirement that a Physical Injury Must Precede a Mental Injury for the Latter to be Compensable
The Nebraska Supreme Court recently decided Hynes v. Good Samaritan Hospital, 291 Neb. 757 (September 4, 2015), which has raised some questions as to whether this decision changes the law on the...
Vocational Rehabilitation Benefits Under Iowa Workers’ Compensation Law
Often times, we receive questions from clients inquiring as to what exposure and/or obligations they have as to vocational rehabilitation benefits under the Iowa Workers’ Compensation Act. Vocational...
The Nebraska Court of Appeals Elaborates on what Evidence is Sufficient to Find Entitlement to Assessment of Loss of Earning Capacity
On August 25, 2015, the Nebraska Court of Appeals issued an opinion in Marshall v. FedEx Freight East, No. A-14-982 (Neb. Ct. App. Aug. 25, 2015). In Marshall, the claimant incurred a left hand injury...
Iowa Workers’ Compensation Headquarters Moving to New Location
The Iowa Workers’ Compensation Headquarters is in the process of moving. The new location’s address is: Division of Workers’ Compensation 150 Des Moines Street Des Moines, IA 50309-1836 Hearings will be...