DWC Suspends In-Person Hearings Through April 29

The Iowa Division of Workers’ Compensation is suspending in-person hearings in regular procedure contested cases through April 29. Workers’ Compensation Commissioner Joseph Cortese II in March 2020 issued the first order suspending in-person hearings through June 16, 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result of the order Cortese issued Monday, all regular procedure hearings scheduled through April 29 will take place via internet-based video. Parties to a case can file a joint motion to request in-person proceedings no fewer than seven business days bef...