Feb 13, 2015 | WC & Other Laws
The use of marijuana for medical purposes has been made legal in 2000. Since then, patients and their caregivers were allowed to use the drug while being exempt from state criminal penalties. In relation to this, Amendment 20 was passed. It changed Colorado’s...
Feb 9, 2015 | WC & Other Laws
5 Things the Insurance Company Does Not Want You To Know About Workers’ Comp – Having represented thousands of injured workers in Colorado since 1997, there are a few nagging little things that happen that make me roll my eyes when work injury employees...
Jan 26, 2015 | WC & Other Laws
If a Colorado Worker Slips But Doesn’t Fall Down – Can They Get Injured? – The cold weather is here in Colorado again, and with it comes the snow and ice and the hazard of slipping and getting injured. Keep the following things in mind when it comes to these...
Jan 13, 2015 | WC & Other Laws
OSHA To Start Cracking Down On Companies Exposing Workers To Hazardous Chemicals? – The Occupational Health Administration has launched a new conversation with companies whose workers are exposed to dangerous chemicals. The standards set by the US Department of...
Jan 7, 2015 | WC & Other Laws
One of the major challenges facing the Nation is how to pay for the programs we have promised (and charged) the country’s workers. The Social Security Payroll tax forces workers to part with 6.2% of their hard-earned wages, plus force the employer to contribute an...
Jan 6, 2015 | WC & Other Laws
JBS Meat Packing Colorado Workers’ Compensation OSHA Fine – JBS, the meat-packing giant that was recently fined for the unsafe work conditions that resulted in the death of factory worker Ralph Horner, plans to contest OSHA’s citations related to this...
