Workers’ compensation claim and personal injury lawsuit often get confused, but one main difference between the two is how your case is proven. Keep reading below […]
By Beattie Law Firm of Beattie Law Firm, P.C. on Friday, December 20, 2013. Don’t let bills pile up after an injury. Don Beattie, and the attorneys at Beattie Law […]
Under the Iowa Workers’ Compensation Act, Iowa Code Section 85.39 addresses the rights and issues involving Independent Medical Evaluations (IME’s). Specifically, the issue discussed here pertains […]
Until recently it has been common practice for employer/insurers to require injured workers capable of performing “light duty” to travel distances for such duty. This has […]
In Worker’s Compensation cases, the injured worker is often dissatisfied with the medical care he or she is receiving. Well-known insurance companies are often interested in […]
ANNETT v. PEPPLE-Allowed Enforcement of A Judgment From a Worker’s Compensation Award On October 17, 2012, the Iowa Court of Appeals issued the decision of Annette […]
While a worker’s compensation insurer has the right to select medical care, the insurance company is limited to sending an injured worker for examination to a […]
If you have been victimized by the bad-faith conduct of the Worker’s Compensation insurance company you have remedies available to you. Nearly 30 years ago, the […]
In Iowa, insurance companies insuring employers in workers compensation cases can be liable in bad faith for wrongful conduct toward injured workers. More than 20 years […]
Worker’s Compensation laws allow out-of-state workers (truckers) the right to be treated in their home state, if injured in the course of employment. This issue has […]