Nebraska Wage Payment and Collection Act Update – Can an Employer and Employee Contractually Define When a Commission Becomes Payable?
The Nebraska Supreme Court recently determined that an employer and an employee may contractually define when a commission becomes payable. In Coffey v. Planet Group, Inc., __N.W.2d__ (Apr. 4, 2014), the...
The Court of Appeals of Iowa elaborates on when a worker is considered an “employee” to qualify for workers’ compensation benefits in Stark Construction v Lauterwasser
Recently, the Court of Appeals of Iowa affirmed the decision of the Iowa Workers Compensation Commissioner determining a carpenter was an employee of a construction company-thus entitling the same for...
Total Number of Reported Work Injuries Down, According to Statistical Report
On May 28, 2014, the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court released its annual statistical report. The report summarizes information provided to the Court by employers and insurers regarding work-related...
Additional Information Regarding LB 961
In our last post, we recognized that LB 961 was recently passed by the unicameral and signed into law by Governor Heineman. The post focused on the effect LB 961 had on workers’ compensation benefits...