BAYLOR EVNEN WOLFE & TANNEHILL, LLP: PROUD SUPPORTER OF THE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION ASSOCIATION OF NEBRASKA (WCAN)
Baylor Evnen Wolfe & Tannehill, LLP is delighted to announce our continued support for the Workers' Compensation Association of Nebraska (WCAN). WCAN is dedicated to advancing the practice of workers' compensation law, providing valuable resources, education, and...
IOWA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION RATE INCREASES EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024
Effective July 1, 2024, the Iowa Workers’ Compensation Statewide Average Weekly Wage (SAWW) will rise to $1,137.20. The minimum and maximum weekly workers’ compensation rates are calculated using the SAWW. This is an increase from the previous year’s rate of...
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COURT DECISION PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR FIRST RESPONDER PSYCHOLOGICAL INJURY CLAIMS
The recent ruling by the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court in Gosch v. City of Papillion examined the extraordinary and unusual standard set forth in a statute governing psychological injury claims among first responders. This marks the first time the court has...
WHAT IS A WILL?
A Will is one of, if not the most, fundamental documents in an individual’s estate plan. A Will is a document that specifies how one’s assets should be administered, to whom, and under what circumstances. It also contains guardianship provisions that outline the care...
MEET OUR 2024 LAW CLERKS
MEET OUR CLERKSMEET OUR 2024 LAW CLERKSEach year, Baylor Evnen Wolfe & Tannehill, LLP has the pleasure of working with intelligent, proactive, and talented law students. Through our internal clerkship program, we strive to support and assist in the development of...
2024 NEBRASKA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BURIAL BENEFIT INCREASE
When employees die as a result of a work-related injury, their family members may be entitled to death benefits, including burial expenses, under the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Act. Effective July 1, 2024, the burial benefit under the Nebraska Workers’...
Baylor Evnen Wolfe & Tannehill, LLP and O’Neill Heinrich Damkroger Bergmeyer & Shultz, PC, LLO Announce Exciting News
Greetings Clients and Friends: We are thrilled to share more exciting news with you: Baylor Evnen Wolfe & Tannehill, LLP is growing again! This summer, Tim O'Neill, Chris Heinrich, and Rick Damkroger, along with their teams, will join our Firm. This marks another...
BILATERAL SHOULDER INJURIES HELD TO BE TWO SEPARATE SCHEDULED MEMBER INJURIES IN IOWA
On May 8, 2024, the Iowa Court of Appeals found that bilateral shoulder injuries are not compensated under the catchall provision and are, instead, two separate scheduled member injuries. In Nordstrom v. Pamela Cramer, the Iowa Court of Appeals found that injuries to...
NEBRASKA SUPREME COURT QUESTIONS WHETHER COVID-19 IS AN ORDINARY DISEASE OF LIFE
In the recent decision Thiele v. Select Medical Corp., the Nebraska Supreme Court addressed the narrow issue whether COVID-19 is an “ordinary disease of life to which the general public is exposed,” pursuant to the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Act. The employee was...
BRYNNE HOLSTEN PUHL APPOINTED TO NEBRASKA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COURT
On April 25, 2024, Governor Jim Pillen announced the appointment of Brynne Holsten Puhl of Lincoln to Nebraska’s Workers’ Compensation Court. The vacancy on the Court was due to the retirement of Judge James R. Coe. The Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court is composed...