IOWA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION RATE INCREASES EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023
Effective July 1, 2023, the Iowa Workers’ Compensation Statewide Average Weekly Wage (SAWW) will rise to $1,099.55. The minimum and maximum weekly workers’ compensation rates are calculated using the SAWW. This is an increase from the previous year’s rate of...
NEW RULES FOR LUMP SUM SETTLEMENT APPLICATIONS IN NEBRASKA
As a reminder, on December 29, 2022, the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court adopted amendments to Rules 47, 63, and Addendum 2. These changes went into effect immediately. Certain changes, such as updates to the rule regarding Independent Medical Examiners, were...
UPDATED AS OF JUNE 9 | 2023 NEBRASKA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Each year, Baylor Evnen Wolfe & Tannehill, LLP actively monitors and reports regarding workers’ compensation legislation that impacts our clients throughout the legislative session. Since our last Legislative Update, the 2023 Session concluded and was formally...
UPDATED AS OF MAY 24 | 2023 NEBRASKA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Visit the most recent legislative update here. Each year, Baylor Evnen Wolfe & Tannehill, LLP actively monitors the legislative session and reports regarding workers’ compensation legislation that impacts our clients. Since our last Legislative Update, LB 426, one...
2023 NEBRASKA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BURIAL BENEFIT INCREASE
When an employee dies 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. Pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-122(3), the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation...
UPDATED AS OF MAY 3 | 2023 NEBRASKA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Visit the most recent legislative update here. Each year, Baylor Evnen Wolfe & Tannehill, LLP actively monitors and reports regarding workers’ compensation legislation that impacts our clients throughout the legislative session. Since our last Legislative Update,...
UPDATED AS OF APRIL 7 | 2023 NEBRASKA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Visit the most recent legislative update here. Each year, Baylor Evnen Wolfe & Tannehill, LLP actively monitors and reports regarding workers’ compensation legislation that impacts our clients. Since our initial legislative update, the Nebraska Legislature’s...
RECAP ON PROPOSED CHANGES TO IOWA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LAWS DURING THE 89TH AND 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLIES
Each year, Baylor Evnen Wolfe & Tannehill, LLP actively monitors and reports regarding workers’ compensation legislation that impacts our clients. With the 89th General Assembly now closed, we want to provide our clients with a recap of the workers’ compensation...
SHOULDER INJURIES DO NOT TRIGGER SECOND INJURY FUND LIABILITY IN IOWA
In West v. Second Injury Fund of Iowa, the Iowa Workers’ Compensation Commissioner affirmed that a shoulder injury does not trigger Second Injury Fund liability under Section 85.64. Section 85.64 of the Iowa Code provides that three requirements must be met in order...
NEBRASKA SUPREME COURT HOLDS MULTIPLE INJURIES ALONG A SINGLE EXTREMITY ARE A LOSS TO “MORE THAN ONE MEMBER” UNDER § 48-121(3)
In Paulina Espinoza v. Job Source, USA, Espinoza injured her right wrist and right elbow after falling at work. She alleged that, because she suffered a “loss or loss of use of more than one member or parts of more than one member,” the Workers’ Compensation Court...