2024 NEBRASKA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BURIAL BENEFIT INCREASE

by Baylor Evnen, LLP | Jun 5, 2024 | BLOG, NEBRASKA WORKERS' COMPENSATION, WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

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’ Compensation Act will increase to $11,600.00. This reflects a 2.65% increase from the previous $11,300.00 benefit […]

Baylor Evnen Wolfe & Tannehill, LLP and O’Neill Heinrich Damkroger Bergmeyer & Shultz, PC, LLO Announce Exciting News

by Baylor Evnen, LLP | May 30, 2024 | BLOG, FIRM 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 pivotal moment in our Firm’s Exceptional History and represents an exciting opportunity […]

BILATERAL SHOULDER INJURIES HELD TO BE TWO SEPARATE SCHEDULED MEMBER INJURIES IN IOWA

by Baylor Evnen, LLP | May 10, 2024 | BLOG, IOWA WORKERS' COMPENSATION, WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

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 the left and the right shoulders both arising out of the same […]

NEBRASKA SUPREME COURT QUESTIONS WHETHER COVID-19 IS AN ORDINARY DISEASE OF LIFE

by Baylor Evnen, LLP | Apr 26, 2024 | BLOG, NEBRASKA WORKERS' COMPENSATION, WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

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 a “nurse liaison” at a hospital in March and April of 2020, and […]

BRYNNE HOLSTEN PUHL APPOINTED TO NEBRASKA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COURT

by Baylor Evnen, LLP | Apr 25, 2024 | BLOG, NEBRASKA WORKERS' COMPENSATION, WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

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 of six judges who are initially appointed by the governor and who […]

NON-COMPETES BANNED BY NEW FTC FINAL RULE

by Baylor Evnen, LLP | Apr 24, 2024 | BLOG, EMPLOYMENT, FIRM NEWS

The Federal Trade Commission has released its much-anticipated Final Rule that bans most non-compete agreements across the United States. The Final Rule generally applies to non-compete provisions or agreements that prohibit a worker—whether an employee or independent contractor—from accepting work with a different company. Employers are now prevented from entering into or attempting to enforce […]