High Court Remands Case to Find out if Pay Raise Was Intentional

The district court must make a factual finding as to whether an employer had accidentally been overpaying an employee because of an accounting error before a decision can be made on whether the penalties should be assessed for the underpayment of workers' compensation benefits, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled.Case: Burton v. Hilltop Care Center, 09-1633, 05/04/2012.Facts: Julie K. Burton began working as a dietary supervisor at the Hilltop Care Center in 2002. She supervised the kitchen staff, lifted heavy items and moved equipment.Burton received several pay increases while working for the c...