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March 6, 2007
The Iowa legislature is currently considering a bill that will affect workers’ and employers’ rights. Specifically, the legislature is considering House File 329. This bill would repeal a statute enacted in the fall of 2004. In 2004, a bipartisan effort was made to draft a new statute that would strike a balance between injured worker’s rights and employer’s rights when an employee sustained multiple injuries with the same employer.
Legislation introduced by Democrats in the Iowa House of Representatives would repeal the 2004 statute. While I am typically not politically active, this seems to be a shear exercise in brute power by the Democrats having seized control of the legislature and governor’s mansion this past fall. I would urge legislators to refrain from such quick repeal of the 2004 legislation. In fact, we have not yet had sufficient time to see that statute in action or to obtain any court interpretation of that statute to know whether it is “fair” to both employers and employees.
Posted by William H. Grell on March 6, 2007 12:55 PM
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These are maiden voyages for me as a blogger. Our firm has re-developed and re-launched it website with the expert help of webdesigner, Chris Kane of Jordan Creek Web Design. Chris has been helpful, efficient, and informative throughout the re-design...
Posted by William H. Grell on March 6, 2007 4:27 PM
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March 7, 2007
On February 14, 2007, the Iowa Court of Appeals issued a decision entitled Heartland Specialty Foods and Allied Insurance v. Johnson. This is a worker’s compensation case involving physical-mental injuries. The Iowa Court of Appeals held that there is no...
Posted by William H. Grell on March 7, 2007 7:10 AM
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March 8, 2007
On February 23, 2007, the Iowa Supreme Court issued a decision entitled Bituminous Casualty Corp. v. Sand Livestock Systems, Inc. et al. This is a case that involves a legal question posed by a federal district court judge in Iowa....
Posted by William H. Grell on March 8, 2007 6:58 AM
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