Boone, IA (WorkersCompensation.com) – A convenience store employee who was sexually assaulted by a co-worker is alleging that the store managers knew the perpetrator was a problem before he attacked her. And when she reported […]
Compliance Corner Des Moines, IA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- It's a basic concept, but when a worker gets hurt on the job, the clock starts to tick on her claim. As can be found on Simply Research, […]
Glossary Check Des Moines, IA (WorkersCompensation) -- Subscribers of Simply Research recently saw on the "What's New" page some information out of Iowa that breaks down, among other things, terms regarding benefits to those who […]
Des Moines, IA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In workers' compensation law, administrative bodies are tasked with applying case law precedent to the best of their interpretive abilities, but sometimes it leads to interpretations that need clearing up. […]
Idaho, Medical Benefit Payments On April 2, 2024, the Supreme Court of Idaho, in Thompson v. Burley Inn, Inc., held that an employer/workers compensation insurer (E/C) was required to reimburse an employee’s medical expenses for the […]
Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- The world of Workers' Compensation can be complex. Still, it is the people and their stories that truly define the heart of the industry. Sarah Meyer is one such person whose […]
Des Moines, IA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When it comes to money, what's reasonable in one place might be too expensive somewhere else. As the Iowa high court explained in Mid American Construction LLC v. Sandlin, No. […]
Des Moines, IA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When the Iowa Workers' Compensation Division decides an investigation is required for the medical details of a worker's injury, what happens? Under Iowa law, the workers’ compensation commissioner may designate […]