Independent contractor, Foxworthy style.
Jan 15, 2013
Q: Who is an independent contractor, or an employee? (If you're an owner-operator, seeWHO CAN CLAIM IOWA BENEFITS.)
A: It depends.(This might hurt less if you think along the lines of Jeff Foxworthy's ...
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Emergency medical care.
Jan 15, 2013
Q: Is an Iowa employer liable for payment of medical care it arranges in response to a personal sudden emergency?
A:No. "An employer is not liable for the cost of care that the employer arranges in res...
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Can I be terminated for making a claim in Iowa?
Jan 15, 2013
Q: Can an injured worker be fired for making a claim for Iowa workers' compensation benefits?
A: No, in Iowa, anemployer cannot terminateemployment on the basis of an employee filing for workers' compe...
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Medical insurance v. workers' compensation
Jan 15, 2013
Q: If an injured worker is denied recommended medical care, but has group medical coverage through the employer can they turn it in under their group coverage? Can both workers' compensation insurance ...
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Notice for an Iowa workers compensation injury.
Jan 15, 2013
Q: What are the Iowa notice requirements? If a worker gives late notice does an employer have to turn the claim in to insurance?
A:Iowa law requires that an employer prepare and file with the Iowa Work...
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Medical care for an Iowa workers' compensation injury.
Jan 15, 2013
Q: An employer/insurance carrier has the right to choose the care that an injured worker receives for an on the job injury. Does this include the right to say what treatment a doctor may give if they d...
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Eligibility for Iowa workers' compensation.
Jan 15, 2013
Q: Is there any set period of time a worker must be employed before being eligible to receive Iowa worker's compensation benefits for a work injury?
A: No, if the employee would otherwise be covered by...
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Iowa Workers' Compensation: Area of Practice, What do the ads mean?
Apr 06, 2011
Q: What do the attorney ads mean?
Various attorneys or firms list an area of practice, or say "practice
limited to...," or "practicing primarily in...," or "general practice
including but not limite...
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Iowa Workers' Compensation: Confidentiality and Waiver Q&A's
Apr 06, 2011
Q: Is an
injured worker required to provide a waiver in order to make a claim
for workers' compensation benefits in Iowa?
A: Yes,
Iowa
Code 85.27(2) reads as follows:
Any employee, employer or insuran...
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Iowa Workers' Compensation: Attorney Advertising and Ethics
Apr 06, 2011
Q: Is it ethical for attorneys to
advertise in Iowa?
A: Yes.We do, however, have to be very careful how we advertise here, because, first, our Iowa Rules of Professional Conduct are strict, and, ...
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