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If you’re searching for a personal injury law attorney in Urbandale, Iowa to help you with your worker’s comp or personal injury case you can count on Platt Law Firm for all of your legal needs. With 10 years of experience fighting for workers’ rights in central Iowa, you’ll be making the right decision when you pick up the phone…

Workers’ compensation insurance covers on-the-job injuries for most Iowa workers. It pays benefits to injured employees for medical expenses, lost wages, and other damages they suffer due to work-related injury or illness. In Iowa, certain kinds of non-bodily injuries, including psychological disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder, may be covered by workers’ comp under certain circumstances. What is PTSD? Post-traumatic stress disorder…

If you are off work for a work-related injury, social media can help you stay connected with friends and family as you recover from your injuries. However, if you’ve suffered a work-related injury and are pursuing a workers’ compensation claim, the way you use your social media accounts could jeopardize your benefits. Know more from our skilled worker’s comp Attorney…

In May 2017, Iowa’s new Medical Cannabidiol Act made it legal to use cannabis to treat certain debilitating, severe medical conditions, including cancer, ALS, Crohn’s disease, and certain kinds of otherwise untreatable pain. Since workers’ compensation covers a wide variety of work-related injuries and chronic conditions, some covered conditions may be among those eligible under this law. Prospective medical marijuana…

Workers Compensation Law in Iowa, workers are protected by workers’ compensation insurance, which ensures that if they are injured on the job they will be compensated for their injuries and lost wages. Workers’ compensation benefits only cover injuries that arise in the course of employment, not injuries that a worker receives outside of work. Pre-existing conditions can be a worry…

If you’ve been injured at work, your first priority is to undergo appropriate treatment and recover. In Iowa, an employer has the right and responsibility to provide an injured worker with appropriate medical care and services to treat and rehabilitate work-related injuries. This means your employer chooses your primary care providers and specialists. If you’re unhappy with their choices, however,…

Workers’ compensation insurance ensures that Iowa employees who are injured on the job are compensated for their injuries and lost wages. Although the insurance itself is issued by private insurance providers, its provision and administration is governed by Iowa state law and administered by the Iowa Division of Workers’ Compensation. Although the system is designed to streamline the process of…

Whether you’ve been injured on the job or suffer from a work-related illness, one very important part of getting the benefits you deserve from the Iowa workers’ compensation system is good documentation. It’s vital to keep good records from the time you suffer an injury or receive a diagnosis of an illness through your entire recovery process. Initial Documentation: Recording…

Whether you’re working at a desk job or on the floor of a manufacturing plant, a work injury can happen suddenly and take you out of work. It is common to have questions about work injuries. What do I do if I have had a work-related injury? Can I go to my own doctor? How do I know if I…

Nearly all Iowa companies are required to have workers’ compensation insurance, which ensures that employees injured on the job will be compensated for their injuries and lost wages. It is governed by Iowa state law and administered by the Iowa Division of Workers’ Compensation, which publishes a helpful guide outlining the current workers’ compensation benefit amounts. Reimbursement for Medical Expenses…