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Iowa Code § 10A.321 (2026)

Appeals within the agency

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1. Any party aggrieved by a decision, order, ruling, finding or other act of a deputy commissioner in a contested case proceeding arising under this subchapter or chapter 85 or 85A may appeal to the workers’ compensation commissioner in the time and manner provided by rule. The hearing on an appeal shall be in Polk county unless the workers’ compensation commissioner shall direct the hearing be held elsewhere.

2. In addition to the provisions of section 17A.15, the workers’ compensation commissioner may affirm, modify, or reverse the decision of a deputy commissioner or the commissioner may remand the decision to the deputy commissioner for further proceedings.

3. In addition to the provisions of section 17A.15, the workers’ compensation commissioner, on appeal, may limit the presentation of evidence as provided by rule. \n Tue Dec 09 22:33:57 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 10A (156, 6) §10A.321, DEPARTMENT OF INSPECTIONS, APPEALS, AND LICENSING 18\n\n 4. A transcript of a contested case proceeding shall be provided to the workers’ compensation commissioner by an appealing party at the party’s cost.

5. The decision of the workers’ compensation commissioner is final agency action. [S13, §2477-m29, -m32; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1447; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §86.24; 82 Acts, ch 1161, §24] 86 Acts, ch 1238, §46; 86 Acts, ch 1245, §913; 88 Acts, ch 1158, §10; 98 Acts, ch 1061, §11; 2005 Acts, ch 168, §13, 23; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1471, 1477 C2024, §10A.321 \n

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2025–2025 · leading case: Jerry Hayes v. Christian Ret. Homes, Inc., 28 N.W.3d 609 (Iowa Ct. App. 2025).
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Jerry Hayes v. Christian Ret. Homes, Inc., 28 N.W.3d 609 (Iowa Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “; see also Iowa Code § 10A.321(5) (2024) (“The decision of the workers’ compensation commissioner is [the] final agency action.”
Mecene Laguerre v. JBS USA Holdings, Inc., 29 N.W.3d 343 (Iowa Ct. App. 2025). “See Iowa Code § 10A.321. He framed the issue as “legal in nature,” and asked: “Can permanent disability to the skin be deemed an unscheduled injury pursuant to section 84.”
Iowa Code § 10A.321(5): 1 case
Jerry Hayes v. Christian Ret. Homes, Inc., 28 N.W.3d 609 (Iowa Ct. App. 2025). “; see also Iowa Code § 10A.321(5) (2024) (“The decision of the workers’ compensation commissioner is [the] final agency action.”
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