Posted by Dillon Besser

Even when an injured worker is receiving Iowa workers’ compensation benefits, there are times when there may be unknown benefits available. Certain types of cases may qualify for a “Second Injury Fund” claim. Most injured workers are never told about this, but it is important to understand what this could potentially mean for you.  Iowa’s …

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Posted by Dillon Besser

The Iowa workers’ compensation system is complex and creates many unknowns for an injured worker. When their employer goes out of business in the middle of a workers’ compensation claim, it only complicates things further. The good news for an injured worker: regardless of whether your employer has gone out of business, you are still …

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Posted by Dillon Besser

One of the more common workplaces where work injuries happen in Iowa is in the construction industry. If you have worked in the construction industry, it is likely you have been or know someone who has been injured while working on the job. There are some important issues that all injured workers, particularly in a …

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Posted by Dillon Besser

In the Iowa workers’ compensation system, there are multiple benefits that an employer’s workers’ compensation insurance carrier is required to provide. Oftentimes injured workers will assume that because they are receiving weekly checks from the insurance company, they do not need to hire a work comp attorney. However, even if the insurance company is paying …

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Posted by Dillon Besser

The Iowa Workers’ Compensation system can be a much more complex system than injured workers often expect. Who Qualifies for Iowa Work Comp Benefits? An injured worker fits into the Iowa workers’ compensation system when that person: was an employee at the time of the injury and suffered an injury “arising out of” and “in …

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Posted by Dillon Besser

If you are an Iowa employee that is injured while working, you likely qualify for Iowa workers’ compensation benefits if: You are employed and/or hired in Iowa Injured while working in Iowa; or Regularly work in Iowa. That means the employers of workers that qualify for Iowa’s workers’ compensation system are subject to the laws …

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