Under federal FMLA eligible employees may take up to 12 weeks of leave for serious health conditions, bonding with a new child, exigencies related to a family member’s military service or to care for a family member who was seriously injured while on active military duty. Iowa law also gives employees the...

Tragically, Thursday afternoon a 74-year-old motorist was killed at the Des Moines intersection of MLK and Clark Street after being struck by a red light runner.

Red light runners cause hundreds of deaths and tens of thousands of injuries every year. According to the Insurance Institute...

On average, a pedestrian is killed every two hours and injured every seven minutes in traffic crashes in the U.S. In fact, over ten percent of all traffic fatalities and an estimated 3 percent of those injured in traffic crashes are pedestrians. In 2015, pedestrians were one of the few groups to...

Danger may be lurking when you are traveling behind or alongside trucks carrying cargo loads. Sometimes truck drivers neglect to secure their loads properly or clear their trucks of debris, creating a serious road hazard for other motorists. Improperly secured loads can also shift during travel, potentially causing a rollover truck accident.

The family of a Des Moines man killed in a motorcycle accident last fall is working to raise awareness about the dangers motorcyclists face on Iowa roads and are encouraging drivers to watch out for the presence of motorcycles so another tragedy can be avoided.

The 57-year-old victim collided with...

If you have been denied workers’ compensation benefits, don’t give up. Talk to an Iowa workers’ compensation benefits lawyer as soon as possible to determine if an appeal of your workers’ compensation claim denial is your best course of action.

Some work comp claims are denied simply because of errors...

A tragic incident on the Northeast side of Des Moines yesterday afternoon shows just how dangerous truck and car accidents are. According to law enforcement, a car  occupied by three teens entered an intersection where they were struck by a semi truck, killing one teen and critically injuring the other two. A resident...