Iowa workers employed at a Tyson pork processing plant may have found a path toward victory in the U.S. Supreme Court, allowing them to band together in a class action lawsuit seeking overtime pay. The case developed over workers seeking to recover overtime pay for time they had spent putting on and taking off protective… Read More »
Study Reveals Disabled Face Employment Discrimination
A recent study conducted by Rutgers and Syracuse universities has concluded that employers appear to discriminate against job applicants reporting a disability. The findings may help explain why only 34 percent of working-age people with disabilities were employed as of 2013, compared to 74 percent of those without disabilities. Researchers conducted the study by sending… Read More »
Temporary Worker’s Compensation Benefits in Iowa
Temporary Worker’s Compensation Benefits in Iowa. A common question that an injured worker has is, will I get paid for the time that I am off of work due to an injury? When you sustain a work related injury and are off of work with a doctor’s restriction, after three days, you are entitled to receive… Read More »
Amount of Temporary Worker’s Compensation Benefits in Iowa
Another common question that an injured worker has is, how much do I get paid for temporary benefits if I get injured while working in Iowa. The amount you receive as temporary benefits is calculated by taking your last 13 weeks wages (prior to the injury) and determining an average weekly wage. There are many… Read More »
Temporary Worker’s Compensation Benefits in Illinois
If you are injured while at work in Illinois and a physician has restricted your ability to return to work, you are entitled to temporary benefits. If you are temporarily unable to return to work or you have been released to do light duty work but your employer is unable to accommodate you, you are… Read More »