If you have filed a workers’ compensation claim, your doctor may order a Functional Capacity Evaluation (FCE) as part of your assessment. Although this evaluation may sound intimidating, understanding what it is and what it entails can help you approach it without anxiety.
Read moreAfter an accident, it’s normal to worry about how you’re going to get your life back, pay your bills, and resume the activities you enjoyed before you got hurt. It’s also normal to feel overwhelmed by the technical words and phrases associated with personal injury claims.
Read moreUnder Iowa Code Section 85.33(3), an employee who sustains a work-related injury that renders him temporarily, partially disabled must accept “suitable work consistent with the employee’s disability” to qualify for temporary partial workers’ compensation benefits. Employees who refuse suitable work forfeit their benefits.
Read moreEach day, construction workers and other laborers encounter multiple dangers on the job. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, electrocution is the second most common cause of death among construction workers, making it one of the “fatal four” types of construction fatalities. Workers also frequently face related injuries from burns and explosions.
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