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Iowa House passes House File 2542 concerning Iowa citizens who are injured working on another state.
The Iowa House on Tuesday passed a significant piece of legislation to assist Iowa workers who are injured while working in a state other than Iowa. Now if the Senate will pass House File 2542 or something similar, a 2003 Iowa Supreme Court decision will be over turned.
House passes change to workers' comp
Iowa employees who are injured while working out of state would be eligible for workers' compensation under a proposal that passed the Iowa House on Tuesday.
House File 2542 essentially reverses a 2003 Iowa Supreme Court decision that ruled that employees are not entitled to compensation if they're injured out of state.
The proposal would allow compensation claims if the employer has a place of business in Iowa and if that employee regularly works from that place.
Some Republicans said the proposal would allow employees injured in other states to seek payment in whichever state offers the best compensation benefits. That, in turn, could cost Iowans millions of dollars every year, they said. They also worried that workers based primarily in other states could collect Iowa benefits.
The proposal passed on a 54-43 vote. It now heads to the Senate.