Posts Tagged ‘attorney workers compensation denver’
4 Essential Questions We Ask Injured Workers
Questions we ask injured workers – As a Workers Compensation Attorney, Britton Morrell and colleague, Angelica, discuss four fundamental questions injured workers are asked and why. They also address how the answers are significant in helping you with your claim. 1) When were you injured? Injured workers, one of the obscure rules, and many times…
Read MoreAdvice for Workmen’s Comp (Part 2) – What Injured Workers Need to Know Before Going to the Doctor.
Workers who are injured on the job need to know what will affect their worker’s comp claim and their treatment. The doctor Most injured workers don’t realize the doctor who’s been picked by the insurance company is not a family doctor. Many times workers go to be evaluated for their first injury and are not…
Read MoreFive Things To Reduce Your Chance Of Injury While Driving On The Job
For even the most experienced Colorado driver, winter weather brings a whole new set of risks to everyone behind the wheel. Each year, over 1,300 deaths occur, and more than 116,000 people are injured on snowy, slushy, or icy pavement. Kaplan Morrell Law knows just how dangerous the combination of winter weather and driving can…
Read MoreChanges in 2018 Denver Workers’ Compensation Laws
The General Assembly adopted three bills affecting injured workers in Colorado. Workers’ compensation insurance is in place to protect injured workers and their employers in the state of Colorado. This insurance pays for medical treatment and a portion of lost wages when an employee is injured on the job. According to state law dating back…
Read MoreFour Things That You Think Might Affect Your Workers’ Compensation Claim- But Don’t!
If you’ve been injured on the job, and are considering filing for workers’ compensation benefits in Colorado, you may be wondering how to file your claim, and what factors may affect your workers’ compensation case. Many injured workers believe that certain circumstances may affect whether or not their workers’ comp claim will be approved. Here…
Read MoreCatching Fries: What Exactly Is In The Course Of My Employment?
Greeley workers’ compensation lawyers and Denver workers’ compensation lawyers will tell you many states have a loose definition of what kinds of activities are conceivably within an employee’s job responsibilities. While workers can only receive benefits when they’re injured on the job in the course of their employment, different states have different definitions of “in…
Read MoreClaiming Workers’ Compensation Even in Events Considered as "Acts of God"
Employers in Colorado are required by law to maintain an insurance policy for their workers in case of injuries sustained on the job. This is great news for employees, especially those who work in difficult and hazardous jobs. However, just because your employer has an insurance policy does not mean that you are completely protected…
Read MoreInfluential Pockets: The Story of Insurance Companies and County Prosecutors
A native of Odessa, Texas, Roy Kyees recently had a workers’ compensation case in that state. Unlike Denver workers compensation attorneys and Greeley workers compensation lawyers, in Travis County, Texas (Odessa is in this county), Texas Mutual Insurance Company has a deal with the Travis County District Attorney. At first blush, this is a decent…
Read MoreA Workers’ Compensation Lawyer’s Guide to Movies
I love justice and the law, which is good because I am an attorney who has spent the last twenty years helping injured workers get the benefits they deserve under the law. I also love movies, and if I were a failure at being a lawyer, I would work somehow in movies. Since I love…
Read MoreIndependent Contractors and The Importance of Workers’ Advocates
Often, cases come up in the world of Workers’ compensation that cause Denver disability lawyers and Denver disability attorneys to connect employees to employers through a chain that leads to workers’ compensation insurance. While all companies with employees are required to have workers’ compensation insurance, the exact specifications of the laws are often particular…
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