Refresher on Statute Limitations for Iowa Workers’ Compensation Claims
Occasionally, we will field questions regarding how long a Claimant has to file a claim for Iowa Workers’ Compensation benefits. Keep in mind that the requirement for providing notice of an accident is...
UPDATE: Iowa Supreme Court will Review Surveillance Issue
Last month we reported on the October 29, 2014 Iowa Court of Appeals decision affirming a Declaratory Order of former Commissioner Christopher Godfrey. In that Order, the former Commissioner ruled that...
Governor Branstad appoints Joe Cortese as Workers’ Compensation Commissioner
The Office of Governor Terry Branstad announced yesterday that the Governor has appointed Joe Cortese as Iowa Workers’ Compensation Commissioner. Cortese is a partner at the Des Moines law firm of Huber,...
Proposed Legislation
Currently there are bills pending in the Nebraska Legislature which, if approved, will affect Workers’ Compensation claims. This is a sampling of the some of the more drastic proposed bills. One bill...