Court of Appeals Affirms Finding that Claimant Provided Timely Notice of His Injury
Kraft Heinz Co. v. Bynum , No. 23-0045 (Iowa App. Feb. 7, 2024) Claimant was initially employed with Kraft through a temporary employment agency. Claimant was hired by Kraft in January of 2019. In early February, claimant was diagnosed with a hernia and he notified the employer of his problems and need for surgery. Following his return to work, he continued to have pain, was taken off work and received short term disability benefits. Claimant wrote a letter to the employer in June of 2019 indicating that he had told numerous people at work about his injury and felt he should be receving workers' compensation benefits. The commissioner concluded that the employer failed to prove that it did not receive timely notice as "it had not rebutted credible testimony that Bynum had informed multiple supervisors of the injury within the ninety-day period." The district court concluded that substantial evidence supported the commissioner's decision. On appeal, th...