2022-01-26: Updated: 2022-01-26 17:02:50 THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIMS AND DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION CLAIMS UNDER IOWA LAW by Dirk J. Hamel
2022-01-24: Updated: 2022-01-24 11:58:13 BILATERAL SHOULDER INJURIES IN IOWA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION by Dirk J. Hamel
2022-01-10: Updated: 2022-01-10 16:25:54 COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME IN WORK COMP LAW by Dirk J. Hamel
2021-04-19: Updated: 2021-04-19 15:24:47 HOW TO MEASURE WHETHER A WORKER’S SALARY, WAGES, OR EARNINGS WENT UP OR DOWN AFTER AN INJURY by Dirk J. Hamel
2021-03-24: Updated: 2021-03-24 16:19:20 TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY CASES IN IOWA WORKERS COMPENSATION by Dirk J. Hamel
2021-03-19: Updated: 2021-03-19 11:51:27 PHYSICAL INJURIES IN IOWA WORK COMP WHICH HAVE A PSYCHOLOGICAL COMPONENT by Dirk J. Hamel
2021-03-16: Updated: 2021-03-16 10:57:14 EYE INJURIES IN IOWA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CASES by Dirk J. Hamel
2020-12-29: Updated: 2020-12-29 17:15:36 AGGRAVATION OF PREEXISTING BACK PROBLEMS IN IOWA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CASES by Dirk J. Hamel
2020-12-24: Updated: 2020-12-24 12:40:05 QUITTING YOUR JOB DURING A PENDING WORK COMP CLAIM IS DANGEROUS by Dirk J. Hamel
2020-12-18: Updated: 2020-12-18 11:22:40 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS IN IOWA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION by Dirk J. Hamel
2020-12-08: Updated: 2020-12-08 13:00:30 POST-CONCUSSION INJURY CASES IN IOWA WORK COMP by Dirk J. Hamel
2020-12-03: Updated: 2020-12-03 15:11:38 WHEN DO YOU NEED OR NOT NEED A LAWYER IN AN IOWA WORK COMP CASE? by Dirk J. Hamel
2020-11-10: Updated: 2020-11-10 14:55:24 CONFLICTING MEDICAL OPINIONS IN IOWA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CASES by Dirk J. Hamel
2020-10-07: Updated: 2020-10-07 16:16:41 MOST IOWA SHOULDER INJURIES ARE RULED TO BE SCHEDULED INJURIES by Dirk J. Hamel
2020-06-20: Updated: 2020-06-20 12:52:06 WORK INJURY CLAIMS AGAINST CO-WORKERS IN IOWA by Dirk J. Hamel
2020-05-04: Updated: 2020-05-04 13:37:49 AGGRAVATION OF PRE-EXISITING COPD IN IOWA WORK COMP by Dirk J. Hamel
2020-02-24: Updated: 2020-02-24 12:38:04 SHOULDER INJURIES AND INDUSTRIAL DISABILITY UNDER THE NEW IOWA WORK COMP LAW by Dirk J. Hamel
2020-01-21: Updated: 2020-01-21 13:20:43 THE IMPORTANCE OF PURSUING IOWA WORK INJURIES QUICKLY by Dirk J. Hamel
2020-01-14: Updated: 2020-01-14 17:08:53 IOWA WORK COMP BACK INJURIES FOR A SALESPERSON by Dirk J. Hamel
2019-12-23: Updated: 2019-12-23 15:47:47 CONFLICTING FACTORS IN AN IOWA BACK INJURY CASE by Dirk J. Hamel
2019-12-15: Updated: 2019-12-15 13:15:02 HOW A RELATIVELY MINOR WORK INJURY IN IOWA CAN LEAD TO A PERMANENT TOTAL DISABILITY AWARD BY BRINGING A CLAIM AGAINST THE SECOND INJURY FUND by Dirk J. Hamel
2019-11-21: Updated: 2019-12-09 19:11:34 WHAT TO DO IF YOU GET HURT ON THE JOB IN IOWA by Dirk J. Hamel
2019-10-29: Updated: 2019-10-29 14:48:05 APPLICATION OF THE NEW JULY 1, 2017 IOWA WORK COMP LAW IN A SHOULDER INJURY CASE by Dirk J. Hamel
2019-10-11: Updated: 2019-10-11 10:41:01 IOWA WORK COMP SITUATIONS WHERE INJURED WORKERS ARE ENTITLED TO MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT MEDICAL EXAMS by Dirk J. Hamel
2019-07-12: Updated: 2019-07-12 17:05:11 BATTLE OF EXPERTS IN AN IOWA REVIEW-REOPENING WORK COMP CASE by Dirk J. Hamel
2019-06-20: Updated: 2019-06-20 14:26:58 BREACH OF CONTRACT AND MISREPRESENTATION CLAIMS AGAINST AN IOWA WORK COMP INSURANCE COMPANY by Dirk J. Hamel
2019-05-31: Updated: 2019-05-31 15:11:40 PENALTY BENEFITS IN IOWA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CASES by Dirk J. Hamel
2019-05-23: Updated: 2019-05-23 17:26:41 WHEN IS AN INJURED WORKER ENTITLED TO TWO INDEPENDENT MEDICAL EXAMS? by Dirk J. Hamel
2019-05-17: Updated: 2019-12-09 19:23:46 NEW IOWA LAW CONCERNING FALLS IN IOWA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CASES by Dirk J. Hamel
2019-05-13: Updated: 2019-05-13 17:24:39 IMMUNITY FOR INSPECTION BY WORK COMP INSURANCE COMPANIES by Dirk J. Hamel
2019-03-22: Updated: 2019-03-22 15:23:31 The Importance of Expert Opinions in Iowa Work Comp Cases by Dirk J. Hamel
2019-03-17: Updated: 2019-03-17 12:10:13 SOMATIC SYMPTOM PAIN DISORDERS IN IOWA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION by Dirk J. Hamel
2019-03-06: Updated: 2019-03-06 16:34:26 DETERMINING THE EMPLOYER IN A COMPLICATED CONSTRUCTION ARRANGEMENT by Dirk J. Hamel
2019-02-01: Updated: 2019-02-01 16:46:59 APPORTIONMENT OF WORK COMP RESPONSIBILITY BETWEEN CURRENT INJURIES AND PREEXISTING PROBLEMS by Dirk J. Hamel
2019-01-20: Updated: 2019-01-20 13:44:46 THE RULES TO QUALIFY AS AN EMPLOYEE; AND OPTIONS IF YOUR EMPLOYER DOES NOT HAVE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION INSURANCE by Dirk J. Hamel
2019-01-07: Updated: 2019-01-07 18:07:53 WHAT CAN YOU DO WHEN THE INSURANCE COMPANY WILL NOT AUTHORIZE THE RECOMMENDED MEDICAL CARE? by Dirk J. Hamel
2018-12-24: Updated: 2018-12-24 10:06:00 WHAT CAN YOU DO IF YOUR WORK INJURY IS REJECTED OR UNDERPAID? by Dirk J. Hamel
2018-12-19: Updated: 2018-12-19 17:20:59 REVIEW-REOPENING ACTIONS BASED ON NEWLY DISCOVERY INJURIES by Dirk J. Hamel
2018-12-14: Updated: 2018-12-14 17:37:21 NOT GETTING AN INVITATION TO THE COMPANY CHRISTMAS PARTY IS USUALLY A BAD SIGN by Dirk J. Hamel
2018-12-06: Updated: 2018-12-06 17:47:05 HERNIA INJURIES AND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF “MAXIMUM MEDICAL IMPROVEMENT” by Dirk J. Hamel
2018-11-21: Updated: 2018-11-21 17:07:35 INJURIES FROM FALLS IN IOWA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CASES by Dirk J. Hamel
2018-11-13: Updated: 2018-11-13 17:53:21 APPORTIONMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR MULTIPLE INJURIES IN IOWA WORK COMP CASES by Dirk J. Hamel
2018-11-01: Updated: 2018-11-01 15:56:50 WHO QUALIFIES AS AN “EMPLOYEE” FOR PURPOSES OF RECEIVING IOWA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BENEFITS by Dirk J. Hamel
2018-10-20: Updated: 2018-10-20 14:26:43 IOWA WORK COMP MEDICAL CARE DISPUTES: 1. BE POLITE; 2: BE WILLING TO TRAVEL by Dirk J. Hamel
2018-10-08: Updated: 2018-10-08 12:21:37 THE IMPORTANCE OF MOTIVATION AND CREDIBILITY IN IOWA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CASES by Dirk J. Hamel
2018-09-26: Updated: 2018-09-26 16:42:46 SCHEDULED INJURIES vs. UNSCHEDULED INJURIES IN IOWA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION by Dirk J. Hamel
2018-09-21: Updated: 2018-09-21 13:45:03 RUNNING AWARDS IN IOWA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CASE by Dirk J. Hamel
2018-09-14: Updated: 2018-09-14 15:16:45 APPORTIONMENT AND CASES WITH MULTIPLE INDUSTRIAL DISABILITY INJURIES by Dirk J. Hamel
2018-09-07: Updated: 2018-09-07 17:47:42 MEDICAL CARE DISPUTES IN IOWA WORK COMP CASES by Dirk J. Hamel
2018-08-16: Updated: 2018-08-16 14:39:36 EXTENT OF INDUSTRIAL DISABILITY FROM HEAD AND BACK INJURIES by Dirk J. Hamel
2018-06-12: Updated: 2018-06-12 16:36:58 SECOND INJURY FUND CLAIMS, REVIEW-REOPENING CLAIMS AND PERMANENT TOTAL DISABILITY by Dirk J. Hamel
2018-05-31: Updated: 2018-05-31 17:58:09 JURISDICTION FOR TRUCK DRIVING INJURIES UNDER IOWA LAW by Dirk J. Hamel
2018-05-18: Updated: 2018-05-18 11:13:10 ABANDONMENT OF MEDICAL CARE BY THE DEFENDANTS by Dirk J. Hamel
2018-05-11: Updated: 2018-05-11 14:03:55 IOWA WORK COMP LAW RELATING TO PERMANENT TOTAL DISABILITY CLAIMS by Dirk J. Hamel
2018-04-17: Updated: 2018-04-17 18:23:30 FOOT AND LEG INJURIES CAUSING BACK PROBLEMS by Dirk J. Hamel
2018-03-23: Updated: 2018-03-23 12:31:35 COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME CASES IN IOWA WORK COMP by Dirk J. Hamel
2018-03-08: Updated: 2018-03-08 18:34:52 CAN A NON-WORK INJURY CUT OFF A WORKER’S RIGHT TO MEDICAL CARE FOR AN EARLIER WORK COMP INJURY? by Dirk J. Hamel
2018-02-24: Updated: 2018-02-24 12:03:55 CLAIMS AGAINST THE SECOND INJURY FUND OF IOWA by Dirk J. Hamel
2018-01-04: Updated: 2018-01-04 18:02:56 MENTAL INJURIES CAN LEAD TO PERMANENT TOTAL DISABILITY by Dirk J. Hamel
2017-12-18: Updated: 2017-12-18 16:23:37 THE EFFECT OF NON-WORK HEALTH PROBLEMS THAT DEVELOP AFTER A WORK INJURY by Dirk J. Hamel
2017-12-05: Updated: 2017-12-05 14:54:19 PERMANENT TOTAL DISABILITY IN IOWA WORK COMP CASES by Dirk J. Hamel
2017-11-22: Updated: 2017-11-22 17:29:49 WHEN DOES A ROUTE DEVIATION BY A TRAVELING EMPLOYEE TAKE THEM OUTSIDE OF IOWA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COVERAGE? by Dirk J. Hamel
2017-11-17: Updated: 2017-11-17 14:12:27 EFFECT OF EMPLOYER ACCOMMODATIONS ON THE AWARD OF INDUSTRIAL DISABILITY BENEFITS by Dirk J. Hamel
2017-10-06: Updated: 2017-10-06 11:55:47 PHYSICAL INJURIES COMBINED WITH A MENTAL INJURY by Dirk J. Hamel
2017-09-27: Updated: 2017-09-27 17:17:23 REVIEW-REOPENING CLAIMS IN IOWA WORK COMP CASES by Dirk J. Hamel
2017-09-20: Updated: 2017-09-20 18:02:16 AN INJURED IOWA WORKER DOES NOT NEED TO HAVE A PERFECT CASE by Dirk J. Hamel
2016-11-16: Updated: 2016-11-16 11:55:35 Healing Period Benefits if you are Laid Off or Terminated by Dirk J. Hamel
2016-09-27: Updated: 2016-09-27 15:17:30 BANKRUPTCY BY THE EMPLOYER OR THE INSURANCE CARRIER by Dirk J. Hamel
2016-03-05: Updated: 2016-03-05 13:41:37 PERMANENT TOTAL DISABILITY: WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU CAN NEVER WORK AFTER AN INJURY by Dirk J. Hamel
2016-01-18: Updated: 2016-01-18 15:36:45 How Does an Iowa Workers’ Compensation Claim Work? by Dirk J. Hamel
2014-11-12: Updated: 2014-11-12 18:35:13 Settlements In Iowa Workers’ Compensation Cases by Dirk J. Hamel
2014-07-31: Updated: 2014-08-29 12:13:20 The Gilloon, Wright & Hamel Website Has Gone Mobile Device Friendly by Dirk J. Hamel
2014-06-13: Updated: 2014-06-13 16:15:08 Back and Neck Injuries in Iowa Work Comp Cases by Dirk J. Hamel
2014-05-08: Updated: 2014-05-08 14:50:23 Medical Care Benefits in Iowa Workers’ Compensation Cases by Dirk J. Hamel
2014-02-13: Updated: 2014-02-13 16:09:12 Iowa Work Comp Law on Aggravation of Pre-Existing Conditions by Dirk J. Hamel
2014-01-06: Updated: 2014-01-06 09:00:52 Cumulative Trauma and Repetitive Stress Injuries in Iowa Workers’ Compensation Cases by Dirk J. Hamel
2013-12-20: Updated: 2014-08-21 17:30:12 Work Comp Benefits and Lay Offs Under Iowa Law by Dirk J. Hamel
2013-12-12: Updated: 2013-12-12 15:19:13 Older Injured Workers and Iowa Workers’ Compensation Law by Dirk J. Hamel
2013-11-27: Updated: 2013-11-27 15:10:47 My Strategy For Independent Medical Exams in Iowa Work Comp Cases by Dirk J. Hamel
2013-11-21: Updated: 2013-11-21 16:23:45 Undocumented Workers Are Entitled to Receive Workers’ Compensation Benefits in Iowa by Dirk J. Hamel
2013-11-12: Updated: 2013-11-12 15:41:24 Work Comp Coverage for Traveling Iowa Employees by Dirk J. Hamel
2013-10-31: Updated: 2013-10-31 15:04:46 When Are Iowa Work Comp Payments Due and How Is Interest Calculated on Late Payments? by Dirk J. Hamel
2013-10-23: Updated: 2013-10-23 17:01:00 Can Your Employer Really Decide Not To Pay For Your Iowa Work Injury Because He Is Low On Money? by Dirk J. Hamel
2013-10-18: Updated: 2013-10-18 14:58:20 What To Do If You Have An Iowa Work Comp Injury And Are Fired From Your Job by Dirk J. Hamel
2013-09-27: Updated: 2013-09-27 16:11:27 When Is A Fall Considered A Work Comp Injury Under Iowa Law? by Dirk J. Hamel
2013-09-19: Updated: 2013-09-19 13:33:59 Benefits of Hiring an Iowa Workers’ Compensation Lawyer by Dirk J. Hamel
2013-09-12: Updated: 2013-09-12 14:04:22 Discovery on Behalf of Injured Workers in Iowa Work Accident Cases by Dirk J. Hamel
2013-08-30: Updated: 2013-08-30 13:48:48 Best Practices For Representing Injured Workers In Iowa Work Comp Cases by Dirk J. Hamel
2013-07-31: Updated: 2014-08-21 17:34:42 Discovery by Defendants in Iowa Workers’ Compensation Cases by Dirk J. Hamel
2013-07-25: Updated: 2014-08-21 17:34:02 Good Faith Payments and Attorney Fees in Iowa Work Injury Cases by Dirk J. Hamel
2013-07-03: Updated: 2013-07-03 14:29:48 Some Danger Areas in Iowa Work Injury Cases by Dirk J. Hamel
2013-06-25: Updated: 2013-06-25 14:48:21 People Who Helped Me Become a Lawyer – Part 2 by Dirk J. Hamel
2013-06-19: Updated: 2013-06-19 13:37:40 Do Your Iowa Workers’ Compensation Benefits Stop If You Are Fired From Your Job? by Dirk J. Hamel
2013-05-29: Updated: 2013-05-29 16:03:52 Bilateral Injuries in Iowa Workers’ Compensation Law by Dirk J. Hamel
2013-05-09: Updated: 2013-05-09 14:49:58 Overview of Mental Health Injuries in Iowa Workers’ Compensation by Dirk J. Hamel
2013-05-02: Updated: 2013-05-02 15:14:31 How Is An Iowa Work Comp Lawyer Like An Auctioneer? by Dirk J. Hamel
2013-04-25: Updated: 2013-04-25 13:49:21 Permanent Total Disability in Iowa Workers’ Compensation by Dirk J. Hamel
2013-04-18: Updated: 2013-04-18 14:47:05 How Soon Can You Take an Iowa Work Comp Case to Trial? by Dirk J. Hamel
2013-04-05: Updated: 2013-04-05 12:26:32 Using A Vocational Rehabilitation Expert To Help Prove Industrial Disability by Dirk J. Hamel
2013-03-20: Updated: 2013-03-20 15:50:47 What Is The Difference Between An Employee And An Independent Contractor? by Dirk J. Hamel
2013-03-13: Updated: 2013-03-13 11:59:59 Who is Not Covered Under Iowa Workers’ Compensation Law? by Dirk J. Hamel
2013-02-28: Updated: 2013-02-28 16:11:08 An Overview of the Trial and Appeal Process in Iowa Workers’ Compensation Cases by Dirk J. Hamel
2013-02-20: Updated: 2013-02-20 14:49:48 Partial Commutations in Iowa Work Comp Cases by Dirk J. Hamel
2013-02-13: Updated: 2013-02-13 15:48:47 The Use of Medicare Set Asides in Iowa Workers’ Compensation Settlements by Dirk J. Hamel
2013-02-01: Updated: 2013-02-01 15:06:47 Iowa Work Comp Settlements Involving Social Security Disability by Dirk J. Hamel
2013-01-25: Updated: 2013-01-25 15:06:14 An Overview of Settlements and Awards in Iowa Work Comp by Dirk J. Hamel
2013-01-19: Updated: 2013-01-19 10:42:45 The “Magic” of Iowa Second Injury Fund Claims by Dirk J. Hamel
2013-01-11: Updated: 2013-01-11 14:42:03 What is the Best Way to Get a Good Settlement in an Iowa Work Comp Case? by Dirk J. Hamel
2013-01-03: Updated: 2014-08-21 17:32:33 The Effect of Intoxication in Iowa Work Comp Cases by Dirk J. Hamel
2012-12-28: Updated: 2012-12-28 09:48:27 Introduction to Iowa Workers’ Compensation Trials by Dirk J. Hamel
2012-12-21: Updated: 2012-12-21 14:41:33 The Importance of Obtaining High Quality Expert Medical Opinions by Dirk J. Hamel
2012-12-07: Updated: 2012-12-07 11:34:21 How Do You Correctly Calculate The Weekly Rate? by Dirk J. Hamel
2012-11-28: Updated: 2012-11-28 14:52:24 The Effect of English Speaking Ability on Industrial Disability Awards by Dirk J. Hamel
2012-11-16: Updated: 2012-11-16 17:14:54 Aggravation of Pre-Existing Conditions in Iowa Workers’ Compensation by Dirk J. Hamel
2012-05-29: Updated: 2014-08-21 17:33:36 How Much is My Workers’ Comp Back Injury Worth? by Dirk J. Hamel
2012-05-16: Updated: 2012-05-16 12:29:23 Iowa Work Comp Settlements Can Be Increased if the Injury Gets Worse by Dirk J. Hamel
2012-05-08: Updated: 2012-05-08 13:53:08 The Most Important Work Comp Advice: Always Tell The Truth by Dirk J. Hamel
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