Sep 30, 2019 | WC & Other Laws
How does Colorado law handle injuries that happen during an employee’s coffee break? What Happens if You Get Injured During a Coffee Break? Since you’re not actively working at the time, is your injury still covered under workers’ compensation? The answer is YES...
Sep 4, 2019 | Employment Concerns
Summer is fading and back to school season is here, whether we like it or not. Children are dreading it, parents are rejoicing and educators in Colorado are preparing to get back into the swing of things educating our state’s great youth. When discussing worker’s...
Aug 29, 2019 | Claims Process
To help our clients avoid problems rather than try to repair any damage later on down the road, Margaret, a former adjuster, shares the issues that are “red flags” from an adjuster’s point of view. Red Flags Adjusters Look for in Workers Comp Claims Late Reporting –...
Jul 24, 2019 | Compensability
Can You Claim Workers’ Compensation Benefits for PTSD? With June being PTSD month, we recently took on that topic that can be quite confusing. We frequently handle cases with post-traumatic stress disorders in workers’ compensation injuries. As you could imagine, in...
Jul 23, 2019 | WC & Other Laws
What happens if you die at work? Sometimes, at Kaplan Morrell, Workers’ Compensation in Colorado can take a morbid turn because we have to deal with individuals who die at work—each of those cases kind of presents different issues. One of the weird things about...