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When does workmans comp start paying, from the first day missed or is there a waiting period of 3 days? Concerning a work related injury, that is...

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In Iowa the first three days an injured worker is off of work (with a doctor's excuse) are unpaid, unless the time off of work extends more than 10 days. Once the time off of work extends beyond ten days the worker is paid for the first three days. From a practical standpoint, if it's obvious the injury will keep the worker off for 10 or more days the insurance company will not make the injured worker wait but will pay weekly indemnity from day one.

For good advice see a lawyer and if you have questions about this blog, the law or your case write or call me directly. Steve Lombardi, sdlombardi@aol.com and 515-222-1110. I handle all types of personal injury cases including car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, workers' compensation cases. We help truckers all across the country who come through Iowa and end up in an accident. If we need other lawyers from other states we hire them and it costs you no more than what you would pay us; in other words, we split the fee between us. So call 515-222-1110 or email us at sdlombardi@aol.com. 

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