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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.

2001: Termination for Absences Doesn’t Stand Without Written Policy Requiring Doctor’s Notes
What's the big deal: An employer tried to terminate a worker who was away from work due to a work-related injury by saying that she violated the attendance policy. It was a problem for the court that the employer didn't have a written rule stating that employees needed to turn in doctor's notes to have absences excused for workers' compensation-linked reasons.

2002: Tax Court Says Judge’s Benefits from Mental Disability OK to Exclude from Gross Income
What's the big deal: Benefits received under a part of a law that looked like a workers' compensation law got the go-ahead to be treated like other workers' compensation for purposes of gross income and what a judge had to pay on his taxes.

2003: Workers’ Comp Premiums Take Priority in Bankruptcy Claim
What's the big deal: Because workers' compensation insurance benefits counted as an "employee benefit" plan, the insurer's claim against a Chapter 11 debtor took priority under the Bankruptcy Code.

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About The Author

  • 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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