Relating to the period within which a proceeding for workers’ compensation benefits must be commenced and offsets against retirement allowances for workers’ compensation benefits in certain circumstances under the Iowa public employees’ retirement system

Current law provides that an original proceeding regarding a contest of liability for workers’ compensation benefits can be maintained if commenced within two years from the date of the occurrence of the injury for which benefits are claimed. This bill provides that such a proceeding can be maintained if commenced within that period or within one year from the date a denial of liability is received by the employee, whichever is later. The bill provides that any workers’ compensation benefits received by a member for past medical expenses or future medical expenses, or any workers’ compensation benefits received by a member for reimbursement of vacation time used, sick time used, or for any unpaid time off from work, shall not be offset against and not considered payable in lieu of any retirement allowance payable under the Iowa public employees’ retirement system on account of the same disability.