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January 2, 2008
As of January 2008, the American Medical Association is releasing its latest (6th) edition of its Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment. For all attorneys practicing in the workers' compensation arena or physicains evaluating patients within the worker's compensation...
Posted by William H. Grell on January 2, 2008 6:35 AM
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January 4, 2008
There has always been great debate about whether it is proper to have the employer retain the right to direct medical care. Some states permit the employer to select the treating medical provider while some states permit the employee to...
Posted by William H. Grell on January 4, 2008 10:47 AM
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January 7, 2008
As I discussed in a prior article, employers in the Iowa worker's compensation system have a statutory right to select the treating physician. However, if an injured worker does not like the physician selected and authorized by the employer, he/she...
Posted by William H. Grell on January 7, 2008 7:04 AM
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January 10, 2008
Employers sometimes are shocked when they get sued by injured workers. Yet, many of the reasons workers' compensation suits are filed are logical and preventable by employers and insurance carriers. Most times, injured workers have no intention of pursuing litigated...
Posted by William H. Grell on January 10, 2008 5:48 AM
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January 11, 2008
An injured employee is obligated to give notice to his/her employer within 90 days of sustaining a work injury. Iowa Code section 85.23 provides that an injured worker shall given notice of a work injury within 90 days of sustaining...
Posted by William H. Grell on January 11, 2008 4:08 PM
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January 15, 2008
As I noted in a prior article, employees in Iowa have 90 days from the date of sustaining an injury to report that injury to their employer. If the employee fails to report the injury and the employer does not...
Posted by William H. Grell on January 15, 2008 6:54 AM
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January 18, 2008
It appears that Congress has made some more revisions to the Medicare Secondary Payer Statute that will affect the handling of worker's compensation claims in Iowa and throughout the country. Starting in July 1, 2009, workers' compensation carriers and self-insured...
Posted by William H. Grell on January 18, 2008 1:28 PM
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