Nov 17, 2017 | Medical Benefits
The Statute and case law permits a physician to delegate to a PA the determination of MMI. Susan Griego injured her wrist at work on June 6, 2016, when a trash dumpster lid closed on her hand. After being provided a list of designated medical providers, the claimant...
Oct 7, 2017 | Claims Process
The Importance of Securing a Comprehensive Workers’ Compensation Settlement – If you are eligible for workers’ compensation benefits due to a work injury, the payments and medical care you receive are typically finite. Once your treating physician okays...
Sep 26, 2017 | How We Help
Pinnacol Privatizing – In the current political climate, it’s important to pay attention to more than just the presidential race. While that certainly calls the most attention to itself in terms of politicizing and polarizing people, other measures on the ballot...
Dec 22, 2016 | WC & Other Laws
MacDougal v. ICAO, Bridgestone Retail Tire Operations The Court of Appeals put out an (unpublished) opinion affirming the denial of penalties against an adjuster for failing to reinstate lost wage benefits (TTD). On February 6, 2015, a Physician’s Assistant (PA)...
Nov 6, 2016 | Employment Concerns
Our very own Britton Morrell weighs in with NPR on slaughterhouse work injuries: “Teresa stuffed 7- to 10-pound hams in bags, at times up to 50 hams a minute. Starting with a wage of $11.50 an hour, she worked 12-hour shifts, sometimes seven days a week. She was...
