Skip to content
logo
  • Workers’ Compensation Solutions
    • Simply Research
    • Simply Claims Kits
    • Simply Forms
    • Simply Ads
  • News
    • Workers’ Compensation News
    • Workers’ Compensation Daily Headlines
    • Workers’ Compensation Expert Analysis
    • Event Calendar
    • Archives
    • Sponsored
  • Resources
  • Simply Research Login
Magnifying Glass
X Close
  • Workers’ Compensation Solutions
    • Simply Research
    • Simply Claims Kits
    • Simply Forms
    • Simply Ads
  • News
    • Workers’ Compensation News
    • Workers’ Compensation Daily Headlines
    • Workers’ Compensation Expert Analysis
    • Event Calendar
    • Archives
    • Sponsored
  • Resources
  • Simply Research Login
  • sales@workerscompensation.com
  • +1 (866) 927-2667

Worker’s Pay Raises Warrant Functional, Rather than Industrial, Method of PPD Calculation
Worker’s Pay Raises Warrant Functional, Rather than Industrial, Method of PPD Calculation

Case File After getting hurt on the job, a worker went on to a series of pay increases that affected how his benefits were to be calculated in the eyes of Iowa's top court. Simply […]

  • Oct 07, 2025
  • Frank Ferreri
What has to Happen for Self-Insurance in Iowa?
What has to Happen for Self-Insurance in Iowa?

Compliance Corner Putting together a self-insurance association in the Hawkeye State and not quite sure where to start? Simply Research has the compliance knowledge in Iowa and the rest of the U.S., and we highlight […]

  • Sep 24, 2025
  • Frank Ferreri
How are Iowa Inmates Covered by Workers’ Compensation?
How are Iowa Inmates Covered by Workers’ Compensation?

Compliance Corner In Iowa, some inmates are covered under the state's workers' compensation law. While Simply Research subscribers have access to what the rules are for such workers, we take a look here.  Glossary Check […]

  • Jul 23, 2025
  • Frank Ferreri
Could ‘Loin-Puller’ Mechanic Sue Pork Processor for FMLA Interference?
Could ‘Loin-Puller’ Mechanic Sue Pork Processor for FMLA Interference?

What Do You Think? Sometimes it takes a jury to decide whether an employee has established an FMLA interference claim. A case in point involves an employee who worked as a skilled mechanic at a pork-processing […]

  • Jan 19, 2025
  • Chris Parker
Iowa Top Court Finds Latex Allergy Injury Arose Out Of & In Course Of Nurse’s Employment
Iowa Top Court Finds Latex Allergy Injury Arose Out Of & In Course Of Nurse’s Employment

25 for 25 in '25 Over the next 12 months, we will be taking a look back at important and noteworthy workers' compensation cases that have come up in each of the 25 years WorkersCompensation.com […]

  • Jan 13, 2025
  • Frank Ferreri
What is Iowa’s Willful Injury Defense?
What is Iowa’s Willful Injury Defense?

Do You Know the Rule? Iowa’s workers’ compensation statute does not allow employees, or their surviving family members, to collect benefits when the employee, effectively, knowingly harmed himself. This is the willful-injury defense outlined in […]

  • Nov 25, 2024
  • Chris Parker
NCCI Court Case Update
NCCI Court Case Update

Iowa, Entitlement to Death Benefits On October 30, 2024, the Iowa Court of Appeals, in Linnhaven Inc. v. Blasdell, affirmed an award of workers compensation (WC) death benefits to the spouse of a totally disabled employee […]

  • Nov 25, 2024
  • NCCI
The Mystery of the Overdosing Worker Whose Spouse Sought Death Benefits
The Mystery of the Overdosing Worker Whose Spouse Sought Death Benefits

Can You Solve the Case? Marion, IA (WorkersCompensation.com) – A case involving an injured employee who tragically died from a drug overdose in 2016 shows how Iowa’s willful injury defense can go either way when the […]

  • Nov 07, 2024
  • Chris Parker
12345»

Sign Up for Our Newsletter

  • +1 (866) 927-2667
  • PO Box 2432
    Sarasota, FL 34230-2432
  • logo-black-png-twimg-1920 Logo 3536505 Logo instagram-1581266_640 Logo download-1-3 Logo bluesky_media_kit_logo_2 Logo 422083590_1312812522712666_5569536549360094726_n Logo download-6 Logo
    • Simply Research
    • Simply Claims Kits
    • Simply Forms
    • Simply Ads
    • State Contact Info
    • Contact Us
    • Sign Up for Weekly Newsletter
    • Simply Research Login
    • All Workers’ Compensation News
    • Workers’ Compensation Daily Headlines
    • Expert Analysis
    • Sponsored
    • Archives
    • Event Calendar
    • About Us
    • Terms & Privacy Policy
    • Accessibility Policy
    • Simply Research
    • Simply Claims Kits
    • Simply Forms
    • Simply Ads
    • State Contact Info
    • Contact Us
    • Sign Up for Weekly Newsletter
    • Simply Research Login
    • All Workers’ Compensation News
    • Workers’ Compensation Daily Headlines
    • Expert Analysis
    • Sponsored
    • Archives
    • Event Calendar
    • About Us
    • Terms & Privacy Policy
    • Accessibility Policy
    • WorkersCompensation.com, LLC.
    • All Rights Reserved