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By: Boffeli & Spannagel, P.C. Workers’ Compensation Attorneys We have seen many people who had very real and very serious work injuries make their cases unnecessarily difficult. Here is a list of some of the most common problems that we have seen.

By: Boffeli & Spannagel, P.C. Workers’ Compensation Attorneys Here Is When You Do Not Need a Lawyer You do not immediately need a lawyer as long as the employer and insurance company are providing medical care and you are being paid your regular wages or being paid workers’ compensation benefits for missed work. If everything…

By: Boffeli & Spannagel, P.C. Workers’ Compensation Attorneys Here is our advice on what to do if you get hurt on the job.

By: Boffeli & Spannagel, P.C. Workers’ Compensation Attorneys Set out below are the questions we get asked most frequently about work comp and our answers. We are setting out a lot of questions and giving general answers. However, the details do matter in Iowa work comp law so you should follow up with a lawyer…

By: Boffeli & Spannagel, P.C. Workers’ Compensation Attorneys Under Iowa workers’ compensation law, the insurance company and employer cannot interfere with the medical judgment of their own treating physician. Schwers v. Nordstrom Distribution Center is a December 17, 2018 Alternate Medical Care Decision from the Workers’ Compensation Commissioner that deals with this rule. In the…

By: Boffeli & Spannagel, P.C. Workers’ Compensation Attorneys The Iowa Workers’ Compensation Commissioner filed an Appeal Decision in the case of Mynor Ferrez v. Wyckoff Heating & Cooling and LeMars Insurance Company. This case is a good illustration of the importance of following up and pursuing a workers’ compensation claim quickly. In May of 2014,…

By: Boffeli & Spannagel, P.C. Workers’ Compensation Attorneys One of the most common types of case in Iowa workers’ comp is when a worker has preexisting back problems that are aggravated by his job duties. As the Iowa Supreme Court has stated many times: “While a claimant is not entitled to compensation for the result…

By: Boffeli & Spannagel, P.C. Workers’ Compensation Attorneys This post will cover some of the more common situations where an injured worker may not qualify to receive Iowa work comp benefits. In all of these areas, the specific facts of the case are extremely important and if you fall into any of these situations, you…

By: Boffeli & Spannagel, P.C. Workers’ Compensation Attorneys Under Iowa law an employer must provide workers’ compensation insurance for all of its employees. However, an employer is not required to provide workers’ compensation insurance for an independent contractor. The line between who is an employee who is entitled to work comp benefits, and who is…