Court of Appeals Allows Commissioner to Pick and Choose Portions of Expert Opinions in Determining Permanent Impairment
In West Des Moines Community Schools v. Fry, 2014 WL 5475510 (Iowa Ct. App. 2014), the Court of Appeals found that it was not error for the commissioner to rely on certain parts of expert opinions,...
Circumstances in which Iowa has Jurisdiction over a Workers’ Compensation Claim
The Iowa Workers’ Compensation Act (Iowa Code §§85.1 through 85.72) requires most Iowa employers to provide benefits to eligible employees who sustain injuries arising out of and in the course of their...
Judge High to Retire from Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court
Recently, the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court announced that Judge Michael K. High will be retiring on November 30, 2014, after serving nearly 17 years on the bench. Governor Ben Nelson appointed...
Employer Not Entitled to Reimbursement for Overpayment of Indemnity Benefits
An employee is entitled to 50% waiting time penalties on all indemnity benefits not paid after 30 days’ notice if no reasonable factual or legal controversy exists. Neb. Rev. Stat. §48-125(1). For this...