The Workers' Compensation Commissioner just published an emergency regulation amending Chapter 4, "Contested Cases," Iowa Administrative Code.
This amendment modifies the existing rule on the requirements for filing petitions with the agency to initiate contested case proceedings seeking workers' compensation benefits and describes when a single petition may be filed when there are multiple possible injury dates or employers.
Declaring Rule 4.6(86) "noncontroversial", the Interim Workers' Compensation Commissioner found that notice and public participation were unnecessary. In order for th...
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