MEET OUR 2023 LAW CLERKS
MEET OUR CLERKSMEET OUR 2023 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...
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...
AN EMPLOYEE’S COMPROMISE SETTLEMENT FUND DOES NOT BAR SUBSEQUENT CLAIMS FOR BENEFITS AGAINST THEIR EMPLOYER
In Milbrandt v. R.R. Donnelly, the Iowa Workers’ Compensation Commissioner reversed the decision of the Deputy Commissioner, and found that a compromise settlement agreement entered into with the Second Injury Fund by an employee does not deprive the agency of...
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...