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25 for 25 in ’25 Roundup

13 Jan, 2025 Frank Ferreri

                               

We're looking back at important and noteworthy workers' compensation cases that have come up in each of the 25 years WorkersCompensation.com has been around, and we're gonna pile 'em all up here.

2000: Iowa Top Court Finds Latex Allergy Injury Arose Out Of & In Course Of Nurse’s Employment
What's the big deal: The Hawkeye State's Supreme Court had never considered the latex allergy question in the context of workers' compensation, but when it did, it found that cases from other states and years gone by that pointed toward a finding that an allergic reaction was a compensable injury and that a hospital nurse's particular allergic reaction to latex arose out of her employment.

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  • Frank Ferreri

    Frank Ferreri, M.A., J.D. covers workers' compensation legal issues. He has published books, articles, and other material on multiple areas of employment, insurance, and disability law. Frank received his master's degree from the University of South Florida and juris doctor from the University of Florida Levin College of Law. Frank encourages everyone to consider helping out the Kind Souls Foundation and Kids' Chance of America.

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Iowa Top Court Finds Latex Allergy Injury Arose Out Of & In Course Of Nurse’s Employment

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Worker’s First Time on Conveyor Belt Results in Severed Finger, but No Cause for Tort Claim

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