Legal Question in Workers Comp in Iowa

Re: Best Way to deal with work comp

Good luck on believing you can prevent the war. It started long before you were injured. If you want to prevent it then vote for non-tort-deforming politicians. As soon as you hear the words "frivolous lawsuit" come out of their mouths figure on voting for someone else.

I write a blog and have written quite a few entries about Iowa workers compensation law. Understand that without having specific information about your weekly earnings for the 13 to 20 weeks previous to the injury, the number of dependents and your marital status - the weekly indemnity payment amount can not be calculated. Iowa w.c. benefits tend to be more generous than other states. Whether you're eligible for Iowa benefits depends on several factors, and knowing how you were injured and where you were injured is a starting point. You must put your employer on "notice" within 90 days of the injury. Surgery is scheduled and more than likely since it's a shoulder you will not be eligible nor will anyone be able to calculate any permanent partial disability (PPD) benefits until after you've rehabilitated and the doctor has released you from care or back to work. It's too early to answer this question. Check out my blog at Injuryboard.com or my website at Lombardilaw.com. On injury board I'm under the Des Moines lawyer section.

Steve Lombardi

http://desmoines.injuryboard.com/