Aug 21, 2014 | WC & Other Laws
OSHA Focuses on Fall Hazards – The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is the federal agency tasked to oversee whether or not employers comply with the federal rules and regulations governing workplace safety. The said agency is mostly...
Aug 21, 2014 | WC & Other Laws
Sadly we encountered another example where the workers’ compensation insurance carrier refused to help injured school district workers. Greeley’s School District Six, like other Colorado School Districts, employs many workers on a nine-month basis. Sometimes those...
Aug 21, 2014 | WC & Other Laws
Can I Be Fired For Pretend Reasons When I Am Workers’ Compensation – The brief answer is yes. However, there are a number of things you can do to improve your options and rights. In general, I advise clients to keep a journal so that when it comes time to talk...
Aug 21, 2014 | Personal Injury
It’s free, it’s confidential, it’s doesn’t obligate you to anything…and it’s free. This morning I had the pleasure of talking with a young man and his wife about his work injury. We will call him Jaime. He was injured in early 2012 on a oil production platform when...
Aug 21, 2014 | WC & Other Laws
Can you get workers’ compensation if it is against your religion to work for wages? One of the most recent debates opening the New Year involves the Montana Hutterite religious community. The Montana Supreme Court narrowly ruled that requirements for...
