DWC Suspends In-Person Proceedings Through October

The Iowa Division of Workers’ Compensation is suspending in-person hearings in regular procedure contested cases through Oct. 28. Workers’ Compensation Commissioner Joseph Cortese II issued the state’s first order suspending in-person hearings as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. The commissioner has subsequently issued orders extending suspension of in-person proceedings through April 29. In March, Cortese signed another order extending all in-person proceedings through Oct. 28. As a result of the latest order, all regular procedure hearings scheduled throu...