Archive for October 2015
What Does it Mean? Lower Workers’ Comp Insurance Rates for 2016
At the end of the year, many insurance companies will attempt to settle or reduce the number of open claims they have. Workers’ compensation is no different, creating an opportunity for Denver workers’ compensation lawyers, Greeley workers’ compensation attorneys, and especially their injured clients. These clients often work for years at their jobs and suffer…
Read MoreSeasonal Changes: Harvesting and Worker Safety
For many people, Fall means changing leaves, the last hikes of the season, and seasonal foods coming out taking advantage of the last real fruit season of the year. Fall for farmers means harvest season and this seasonal employment carries a good deal of risk which Greeley workers’ compensation attorneys and Greeley workers’ compensation lawyers…
Read MoreOil Gauging Practice as a Health-damaging Working Condition
There was a controversial case here in Colorado just recently. A judge ruled in favor of a widow whose husband died because of unfavorable working conditions. Jim Freemyer, an oil-field worker, died in 2014 after inhaling toxic chemicals in a low-oxygen atmosphere at the Gaddis oil tank site. What he did was most commonly known…
Read MoreWhat you Need to Know about Occupational Diseases and Workers’ Compensation
There are two kinds of injuries you can incur while working. The first one may develop for a prolonged period of time. Suppose you work at an office and you felt that your lower back has been killing you for some time now. You can’t tolerate the pain any longer. You have decided to finally…
Read MoreAm I Eligible? Requirements for Workers’ Compensation Claims In Colorado
In the current job climate, many people find themselves jumping at the first work opportunity that comes along without waiting to find out if their employer provides workers’ compensation insurance. Greeley and Denver workers’ compensation attorneys often have to do research to make sure a person’s injury is covered by his or her company’s workers’ compensation…
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