COVID-19: IOWA COMMISSIONER, JOSEPH CORTESE, POSTPONES IN-PERSON HEARINGS UNTIL NOVEMBER 20, 2020

by | Aug 19, 2020

On August 14, 2020, Iowa Workers’ Compensation Commissioner, Joseph Cortese, extended the postponement of in-person hearings by the commission from September 15, 2020, to November 20, 2020. This order was not unexpected, but it has some far reaching and important implications for compensation files.

For example, as part of the order that has been renewed several times now, all in-person hearings scheduled to take place between September 15, 2020 and November 20, 2020, will automatically be set to take place over CourtCall (an internet-video based system) at their previously scheduled time. CourtCall is paid for by the Iowa Division of Workers’ Compensation, but witnesses and those wishing to observe the hearings must be prepared to use the system to attend.

COVID-19 has had far reaching implications in the Iowa Workers’ Compensation field. For information on how the order will specifically impact your case, please contact Paul Barta or Micah Hawker-Boehnke at 402-475-1075. For more information regarding how COVID-19 has affected Workers’ Compensation generally, tune in to Baylor Evnen’s bi-weekly, online seminars and roundtable discussions.

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