¿Qué le pasa si se lesionó en el trabajo bajo la influencia de la marihuana?
Hoy hablaremos de un aspecto de Colorado que mucha gente conoce, y es que aquí es legal fumar y usar marihuana. Ha sido legal por motivos médicos desde el año 2000, y ha sido legal en Colorado usar marihuana para uso recreacional o por diversión desde alrededor de 2016. Así que el tema de hoy…
Read More3 Ways Marijuana Can Affect Your Colorado Worker’s Compensation Claim
The state of Colorado was one of the first states to legalize marijuana. First, the state allowed it for medical use. Eventually, along with the state of Washington, Colorado legalized the recreational use of marijuana. Now, with these policies in place, we are observing more and more people utilizing marijuana both recreationally and medically.…
Read MoreWhat Happens if You Get Injured During a Coffee Break?
How does Colorado law handle injuries that happen during an employee’s coffee break? Since you’re not actively working at the time is your injury still covered under workers compensation? The answer is YES because mandated breaks are required by law and therefore getting injured while on your break would be covered by workers comp. Here…
Read MoreTop Injuries Colorado School Employees Face In The Workplace
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 compensation, you may be wondering how school falls into…
Read MoreRed Flags Adjusters Look for in Workers Comp Claims
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 – When does the injured worker claim the incident…
Read MoreTop Work Related Injuries In The Colorado Hospitality Industry
In Colorado, tourism is a huge deal and very significant to the success of our economic landscape. Our region relies heavily on service and hospitality workers to keep the tourism industry alive and thriving. Just like any other job, this type of work comes with risk of injury although the injuries in this field…
Read MoreCan You Claim Workers’ Compensation Benefits For PTSD?
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 most cases workers compensation does not cover PTSD claims very well. In Colorado,…
Read MoreWhat Happens If You Die At Work?
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 present different issues. One of the weird things about dealing with work injuries, particularly fatalities, is often how…
Read MoreWhat Does Litigation Mean in the Workers Comp Context?
Today’s topic is litigation and what that means. We have a lot of clients who come into our office with various issues and some need to be “litigated.” A lot of people don’t necessarily know what that means so today is a discussion, a brief discussion regarding what does litigation mean in a Work Comp…
Read MoreWhat Happens if Your Employer Says You Never Reported the Injury?
What happens if your employer says you never reported the injury? What can you do if your Employer denies you reported an on-the-job injury? Do you have proof that you told your employer about the injury?… As Colorado workers’ compensation attorneys, we frequently come across cases in which the employer claims they were never made…
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