We are approaching our 11th annual hat/glove drive.  The question is often posed, “How did this begin?”  It all began on a brutally cold day in February of 2009, I was driving East by the Indianola high school and middle school.  I recall I was headed to a court hearing in Marion County.  I saw 3-5 middle school students crossing the street at the […]

This is the first blog of a series regarding Estate Planning.  This segment will give a broad overview of issues to be considered.  The later blogs will provide more specifics.  I will attempt to first show the forest.  This will be followed by a series examining specific trees within the forest.  We will discuss the […]

Did you know you have the right to a speedy indictment?  In Iowa, when an adult is arrested for the commission of a public offense and an indictment is not found within 45 days of arrest and initial appearance, the Court must order the prosecution to be dismissed, unless the County Attorney can show good cause. […]

As we have seen, to receive compensation under Iowa Code chapter 85, an injury must “occur in the course of employment,” and an injury that occurs while commuting to or from work does not qualify in general.  However, there are many exceptions to the “going and coming” rule against compensation.  Employer-provided transport—If the employer supplies the vehicle […]

What if the only “connection” requirement to compensate an injury was that it had to “arise out of” the employment?  One can craft an argument that would make most injuries somehow compensable under that standard.  If I got in a wreck on the commute to work, that commute arises out of the employment—I wouldn’t be […]