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Iowa Court of Appeals' Recent Work Comp Decision

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 need for a compensable physical injury to award benefits for a mental injury In this case, the injured worker was involved in an altercation at work and was struck by a co-worker. Even though a minor physical injury was sustained, the worker was permitted to seek benefits for a mental injury. Ultimately, the injured employee received a permanent total disability award and will receive benefits for the remainder of her life or until she is capable of returning to work.

Posted by William H. Grell on March 7, 2007 7:10 AM  |  Permalink

 
 

endully:

Very good contents...
An excellent forum! Thank you!

Posted by endully | November 5, 2007 10:46 AM

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