What Employers Need to Know About the EEOC’s New Pregnancy Discrimination Enforcement Guidelines
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) recently issued new enforcement guidelines on the treatment of pregnant employees under the federal Pregnancy Discrimination Act (“PDA”), a 1978...
Iowa Workers’ Compensation Commissioner Christopher Godfrey Expresses Intent to Resign
Recently, it was announced by the Iowa State Bar Association that Commissioner Godfrey has announced his resignation effective August 21, 2014. Commissioner Godfrey will be moving to Washington, D.C. to...
Workers’ Compensation Claimant Awarded Wheelchair-Accessible Van and Compensation for Spouse’s “On Call” In-Home Health Care
In July 2014, the Nebraska Supreme Court expanded the definition of “medical, surgical, and hospital services… [and] appliances,” as set out in Neb. Rev. Stat. §48-120(1)(a), to include a new type of appliance: wheelchair-accessible vans. In Simmons v. Precast...
Important Prohibitions in the Hiring Process For Employers to Know…Part I
Employers have long understood that making “good” hiring decisions can have a significant impact on workers’ compensation costs. Until more recent times, there was essentially no limitation on an...