Changes to Iowa Administrative Code Impacting Full Commutations in Workers’ Compensation Cases

Legal Update by Attorney Alison Stewart Once the Iowa Workers’ Compensation Commissioner makes an arbitration award, instead of receiving permanent disability or death benefits on a weekly basis, the Claimant can opt to receive payment in a lump sum. In some cases, both parties elect this option as…

Peddicord Lillis Moves Offices

We have moved! Our new address is: 4949 Westown Parkway, Suite 200West Des Moines, IA 50266 Aside from our physical address, our contact information has not changed. We are excited to serve our clients from our new space.

Deciphering Falls at Work: Explained, Unexplained, and Idiopathic

Legal Update by Attorney Alison Stewart and Law Clerk Morgan Todd Borron When a worker falls at work, and the fall cannot be attributed to an acute event caused by the work (e.g., tripping over an object, slipping on ice or water, losing balance while carrying an object, etc.), the fall will likely…

Peddicord Lillis Seeking Associate Attorney in Civil Litigation

Peddicord Lillis, LLP seeks hard-working, self-motivated individual with 2-4 years’ experience in Civil Litigation for Associate Attorney position in our fast-paced, high-volume law firm located in West Des Moines, Iowa. Since 1965, Peddicord Lillis has been providing services focused in the areas …

Updates in Iowa Workers’ Compensation

Legal Update by Attorney Alison Stewart and Law Clerk Morgan Borron Compensability Standard for Mental-Mental Claims of Emergency Responders In Tripp v. Scott County Emergency Communication Center, 977 N.W.2d 459 (Iowa 2022), the Iowa Supreme Court addressed whether Iowa law holds emergency worke…

Settlement with Second Injury Fund Bars Claims for Underlying Injuries

Legal Update by Attorneys Alison Stewart and Jordan Gehlhaar The Iowa Division of Workers’ Compensation recently released a decision assessing how settlement with the Second Injury Fund (SIF) affects an injured employee’s claim against their employer and its insurance carrier in Milbrandt v. R.R. …

Peddicord Lillis Attorneys Recognized in Practice Areas by “The Best Lawyers in America©” 2023 Edition

Eight attorneys from Peddicord Lillis were recently selected by their peers to be recognized in respective practice areas by The Best Lawyers in America© 2023 edition for Des Moines. Three attorneys were recognized as Ones to Watch. Best Lawyers in America (2023 Edition) Workers’ Compensation…

Alison Stewart Appointed to ISBA Workers’ Compensation Section Council

Attorney Alison Stewart has been appointed to serve a second term on the Workers’ Compensation Section Council of the Iowa State Bar Association (ISBA) for 2022-2023. The ISBA is a vibrant organization due in large part to its volunteers. This will be Alison’s second term of service on the Council.…

Iowa Work Comp Prosthetic Legislation Update

Legal Update by Attorney Alison Stewart and Law Clerk Tori Biggerstaff Governor Reynolds signed a bill relating to injured workers’ entitlement to prosthetic device needs as a result of work-related injuries. (H.F.2411). An Act Relating to Replacements of Permanent Prosthetic Devices for Injured Wo…

Morgan Todd Borron Joins Firm as Law Clerk

Morgan is from Grimes, Iowa and graduated from Dallas-Center Grimes HS in 2010. She attended Iowa State University where she graduated in 2014 with a BA in Political Science and minors in General Business, Journalism and Mass Communications, and History. After graduation, she worked at two law firm…

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