Feb 24, 2022 | Compensability
Why is my work injury claim denied? – There’s a weird category of denials which involve certain things that you do, even if you’re doing them on the job, that are not covered under Workers’ Compensation. Why is my work injury claim denied? One of the weird...
Jan 11, 2021 | Compensability
If you were forced to take time off work because of a work injury and your employer says, “Just use your vacation time.” Do you have to do that? Does it still count as a wage loss even though you used PTO? We’re here to provide you with the answers. Should...
Dec 18, 2019 | Compensability
Are You Covered Under Workers’ Compensation When Injured Off-the-Clock? Workers’ compensation claims can be quite complicated. With the changing weather in December, it has us at Kaplan Morrell thinking about when and where work injuries might occur. Here...
Nov 20, 2019 | Compensability
Injured at a Holiday Party – Being compensated for an injury sustained at work is one thing, but what happens if you get injured during your company holiday party or family picnic? Would you be covered under workers’ compensation? The answer is…only if...
Oct 9, 2019 | Compensability
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...
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...
