Court of Appeals of Iowa Reverses Determination of Permanent Total Disability by Workers’ Compensation Commission on the Basis That the Odd Lot Doctrine Was Inappropriately Applied
Recently, in Gits Manufacturing Co. v Frank, 2014 WL69668 (Jan 9, 2014), the Court of Appeals of Iowa determined that at an agency determination of permanent total disability arising out of a cumulative...
The simple answer is no. GINA is concerned primarily with protecting those individuals who may be discriminated against because an employer thinks they are at increased risk of acquiring a condition in...
Employer Credited for TTD Paid While Employee Failed to Attend Vocational Rehabilitation Classes
Recently, the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court ruled in Palmer v. U-Pull It, Inc., Doc. 210 No. 1574 (2013), that a Plaintiff who did not attend his vocational rehabilitation classes and was...
Iowa Workers’ Compensation Commissioner SuggestsThat Deep Venous Thrombosis is a Body-As-A-Whole Injury, Even If Limited to a Schedule Member
Recently, in Raymond v Menard, Inc., File No. 5039009 (Dec. 18, 2013), the Iowa Workers’ Compensation Commissioner determined that a claimant whose deep venous thrombosis was aggravated or caused by...