Oct 24, 2024 | Employment Concerns, WC & Other Laws
Can you sue your employer for a work injury? – In general, if your employer has Workers’ Compensation insurance you can’t sue them. This is because the system covers all on-the-job injuries even if the employee was at fault. Additionally, the employers get...
Oct 17, 2024 | Employment Concerns
Can I be fired while on Workers’ Compensation? – You can be fired after a work injury, but there are a lot of limitations depending on why your employer wants to fire you. I can no longer do my job Just like if you would want to leave your job if your boss...
Mar 21, 2024 | Employment Concerns, WC & Other Laws
The Colorado Uninsured Employer Fund And Uninsured Employers – We’ve been talking about what happens if you get injured on the job in Colorado and you find out your employer doesn’t carry Workers’ Compensation Insurance. What are your options?...
Mar 15, 2024 | Employment Concerns, WC & Other Laws
Safety Rule Violations – One of the ways that insurance companies make money is by not paying the benefits that the injured worker deserves, and one of the tactics they use is called the “safety rule violation”. How does a safety rule violation affect me? When...
Nov 20, 2023 | Employment Concerns
What Does it Mean to be Released Back to Work? – What happens when the doctor releases you back to work after you’ve been injured on the job? What does that mean? How do you know what your work restrictions are and how can they affect you? What are your...
Jun 9, 2022 | Employment Concerns
Can my employer talk with my doctor? – Too often when you’re injured on the job your employer sends you to the doctor’s office, but when you go, your supervisor or someone from safety also goes with you and tells you that you have to let them come into the...
