POST-CONCUSSION INJURY CASES IN IOWA WORK COMP
The recent Appeal Decision in the case of Michael Warren v. Altec, Inc. and Sentinel Insurance Company is an example of how post-concussion injury cases are handled in Iowa workers’ compensation. The...
View ArticleFREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS IN IOWA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
Set out below are the questions I get asked most frequently about work comp and my answers. I am setting out a lot of questions and giving general answers. However, the details do matter in Iowa work...
View ArticleQUITTING YOUR JOB DURING A PENDING WORK COMP CLAIM IS DANGEROUS
Ashley Heinrich v. Area Ambulance Authority, Inc. and Accident Fund Insurance Co. of America is an Appeal Decision filed by the Iowa Workers’ Compensation Commissioner on December 18, 2020. The...
View ArticleAGGRAVATION OF PREEXISTING BACK PROBLEMS IN IOWA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CASES
One of the most common type of case in Iowa workers’ comp is when a worker has preexisting back problems that are aggravated by his job duties. As the Iowa Supreme Court has stated many times: “While...
View ArticlePHYSICAL INJURIES IN IOWA WORK COMP WHICH HAVE A PSYCHOLOGICAL COMPONENT
The Iowa Workers’ Compensation Commissioner entered an Appeal Decision in the case of Kuehl v. Foley Company and CNA Insurance on February 3, 2021. The case is an example of how work injuries that are...
View ArticleHOW TO MEASURE WHETHER A WORKER’S SALARY, WAGES, OR EARNINGS WENT UP OR DOWN...
Under Iowa law, injuries to body parts such as the head, neck, back, and hips were traditionally compensated based on their effect on a workers’ future earning capacity. Among the statutory changes...
View ArticleWHAT NOT TO DO IF YOU GET INJURED AT WORK
During my career I have seen many people who had very real and very serious work injuries make their cases unnecessarily difficult. Here is a list of some of the most common problems that I have seen....
View ArticleCOMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME IN WORK COMP LAW
Under Iowa law, employees who develop complex regional pain syndrome from a work injury are entitled to receive loss of earning capacity damages. The Iowa Workers’ Compensation Commissioner entered an...
View ArticleBILATERAL SHOULDER INJURIES IN IOWA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
The Iowa Workers’ Compensation Commissioner entered an appeal decision on December 29, 2021, in the case of Pamela Carmer v. Nordstrom, Inc. The case addressed two interesting issues: If a worker...
View ArticleTHE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIMS AND DISABILITY...
An injured worker can potentially have a workers’ compensation claim because of a work injury, and then a disability discrimination claim out of the same set of facts while trying to return to work....
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