1. A claim for occupational hearing loss due to excessive noise exposure may be filed
beginning one month after separation from the employment in which the employee was\n\nTue Dec 09 22:29:45 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 85B (19, 0)
3 OCCUPATIONAL HEARING LOSS, §85B.9A\n\nsubjected to excessive noise exposure. The date of the injury shall be the date of occurrence
of any one of the following events:
a. Transfer from excessive noise exposure employment by an employer.
b. Retirement.
c. Termination of the employer-employee relationship.
2. The date of injury for a layoff which continues for a period longer than one year shall be
six months after the date of the layoff. However, the date of the injury for any loss of hearing
incurred prior to January 1, 1981, shall not be earlier than the occurrence of any one of the
above events.
[C81, §85B.8]
98 Acts, ch 1160, §4, 5; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §201
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Notes of Decisions
John Deere Dubuque Works of Deere & Co. v. Weyant, 442 N.W.2d 101 (Iowa 1989).
· cites it 32× “In dispute is the proper determination of the date of occurrence of injury under Iowa Code section 85B.8 (1987). I. Russel F. Weyant began working for the John Deere Dubuque Works of Deere & Company (Deere) on January 27, 1959.”
Grundmeyer v. Weyerhaeuser Co., 649 N.W.2d 744 (Iowa 2002).
· cites it 12× “” Iowa Code § 85B.8 (emphasis added). The court interpreted the word “employment” in both provisions to mean all employment.”
John Deere Dubuque Works of Deere & Co. v. Meyers, 410 N.W.2d 255 (Iowa 1987).
· cites it 9× “The definition of “date of occurrence” applicable to claims brought under the occupational hearing loss statute can be found at section 85B.8. This section, which prescribes four alternative events triggering the claim-filing period, is set out here in its entirety: A claim for…”
Harry v. Buse Timber & Sales, Inc., 201 P.3d 1011 (Wash. 2009).
“2d 101, 105 (Iowa 1989) (date of occurrence of occupational hearing loss is date of last exposure to injurious noise, whether due to retirement, termination, or transfer from excessive noise exposure) (citing Iowa Code § 85B.”
Meyer v. Iowa State Penitentiary, 476 N.W.2d 58 (Iowa 1991).
· cites it 2× “The district court ordered a remand to the commissioner to “redetermine whether Meyer was disabled from within three years of his last work day continuously until he died.”
Harry v. Buse Timber & Sales, Inc., 201 P.3d 1011 (Wash. 2009).
“2d 101, 105 (Iowa 1989) (date of occurrence of occupational hearing loss is date of last exposure to injurious noise, whether due to retirement, termination, or transfer from excessive noise exposure) (citing Iowa Code § 85B.”
— Iowa Code § 85B.8(1) — 1 case
John Deere Dubuque Works of Deere & Co. v. Weyant, 442 N.W.2d 101 (Iowa 1989).
“In dispute is the proper determination of the date of occurrence of injury under Iowa Code section 85B.8 (1987). I. Russel F. Weyant began working for the John Deere Dubuque Works of Deere & Company (Deere) on January 27, 1959.”
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