NE: Workers' Comp Court Posts Notice Regarding Amendments to Settlement Rules

Lincoln, NE (CompNewsNetwork) - On December 15, 2009, the judges of the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court adopted amendments to Rule 47, Lump Sum Settlement, in accordance with new statutory provisions found in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-139 (R.S. Supp., 2009). The amendments went into effect December 15, 2009 and apply to all pending and new lump sum settlement applications as of that date. In addition, Rule 46, Settlement Agreements, was repealed in its entirety effective December 15, 2009 …[read more]