2023 National Workers' Compensation Defense Network conference

Peddicord Wharton invites its clients to attend the 2023 National Workers’ Compensation Defense Network conference October 18-19 in Chicago. Learn more about the NWCDN. Peddicord Wharton is a proud member of the NWCDN. This conference is open to NWCDN member firms and their invited guests. Today's …

Iowa Court of Appeals Rules on Expert Credibility and the AMA Guides in a Workers' Compensation Matter

Legal Update by Attorneys Alison Stewart and Jordan Gehlhaar and Law Clerk Darbi Spellman The issues in Bryan Barry v. John Deere Dubuque Works of Deere & Company were (1) whether the Commissioner abused his discretion when he rejected an expert opinion for lack of credibility, and (2) whether…

Iowa Division of Workers’ Compensation releases rate information effective July 1, 2023

The Iowa Division of Workers’ Compensation has released updated rate information that will be in effect from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024. Peddicord Wharton has updated its rate and interest calculators which can be found on our website under the Resources page. We hope you will take advantag…

Changes to Iowa Administrative Code Impacting Full Commutations in Workers’ Compensation Cases

Legal Update by Attorney Alison Stewart Once the Iowa Workers’ Compensation Commissioner makes an arbitration award, instead of receiving permanent disability or death benefits on a weekly basis, the Claimant can opt to receive payment in a lump sum. In some cases, both parties elect this option as…

Deciphering Falls at Work: Explained, Unexplained, and Idiopathic

Legal Update by Attorney Alison Stewart and Law Clerk Morgan Todd Borron When a worker falls at work, and the fall cannot be attributed to an acute event caused by the work (e.g., tripping over an object, slipping on ice or water, losing balance while carrying an object, etc.), the fall will likely…

Updates in Iowa Workers’ Compensation

Legal Update by Attorney Alison Stewart and Law Clerk Morgan Borron Compensability Standard for Mental-Mental Claims of Emergency Responders In Tripp v. Scott County Emergency Communication Center, 977 N.W.2d 459 (Iowa 2022), the Iowa Supreme Court addressed whether Iowa law holds emergency worke…

Settlement with Second Injury Fund Bars Claims for Underlying Injuries

Legal Update by Attorneys Alison Stewart and Jordan Gehlhaar The Iowa Division of Workers’ Compensation recently released a decision assessing how settlement with the Second Injury Fund (SIF) affects an injured employee’s claim against their employer and its insurance carrier in Milbrandt v. R.R. …

Iowa Work Comp Prosthetic Legislation Update

Legal Update by Attorney Alison Stewart and Law Clerk Tori Biggerstaff Governor Reynolds signed a bill relating to injured workers’ entitlement to prosthetic device needs as a result of work-related injuries. (H.F.2411). An Act Relating to Replacements of Permanent Prosthetic Devices for Injured Wo…

Iowa Court of Appeals Construes a Defendant’s Scope of Liability

Legal Update by Attorney Tyler Smith and Law Clerk Jordan Gehlhaar The Iowa Court of Appeals just ruled on the scope of liability in Ross v. Walker. On a foggy evening, while traveling westbound in the right lane of Interstate 80, a driver attempted to make a left-handed U-turn across a median. H…

Iowa Supreme Court Interprets “Shoulder” as a Scheduled Member

Legal Update by Attorneys Alison Stewart and Tyler Smith, and Law Clerk Jordan Gehlhaar Significant debate has stemmed from the legislature’s addition of the “shoulder” to Iowa Code Section 85.34(2). The Iowa Supreme Court settled this debate, in part, in their recent decisions, Chavez v. M.S. Tech…

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