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Changes 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 MoreFive Ways You Get Screwed In Your Work Injury – And Don’t Even Know It
Five Ways You Get Screwed In Your Work Injury – And Don’t Even Know It – Because we offer free consultations, we meet with injured workers every week. After twenty-one years of doing this, I am struck by how often these hard-working men and women mistakenly think they are dealing with people who are trying…
Read MoreCarpal Tunnel Syndrome: The Popular Occupational Disease
Have you ever felt a jolt of pain on your wrist and radiating up your arm after typing all day? How about a recurring weakness in your hand as you lift objects and do chores that demand handwork? If the answer is a positive “yes,” then you might want to consider going to the doctor…
Read MoreTemporary FICA Tax HOLIDAY is likely over at the end of 2012
Congress is not likely to extend the payroll tax deduction began in 2010 when it expires at the end of this year. FICA taxes are workers’ contributions to the Social Security trust fund. The purpose of the reduction of the FICA tax rate from 6.2 % to 4.2% was to stimulate the economy by putting…
Read More5 Workers’ Comp Mistakes Injured Workers Make
Try as we might to prevent them, injuries happen. That’s why legislators, employers and insurers have created the workers’ compensation safety net: Protecting injured workers and employers alike from the crushing and unpredictable medical costs and lost time that a work-related injury or illness can cause. The workers’ compensation system is a legal system, and…
Read MoreFatal Work Accidents on the Rise
Injury and death are two unfortunate (and, for the latter, inevitable) occurrences in life. However, they should not have to happen as a result of someone simply trying to earn a living. Unfortunately, they do happen and can end the lives of workers while devastating the lives of the workers’ families. In 2011, about 4609 Americans died…
Read MoreTraumatized First Responders in Newtown May Get Workers’ Comp
Workers’ compensation laws have limited coverage with regards to post-traumatic stress disorder. There are conditions that must be satisfied and proof of the disorder must be shown. But for the first responders in the Newtown killing, the federal government of Connecticut has some good news. During the Sandy Hook Elementary School shoot-out, several first responders…
Read MoreFacebook Posts Almost Cost An Injured Worker 50% of Her Benefits
On March 3, 2012 Megan Bromirski was injured when she slipped on a wet floor at work. Her employer and its insurance company tried to reduce her benefits by 50% claiming that she had not worn non-slip shoes as required by company policy. At a hearing, the owner of the company testified that non-slip shoes…
Read MoreFacts matter: Volleyball Referee Injured During Game is Denied Workers’ Compensation Benefits
Randy Ortiz, an elementary school counselor suffered a painful back injury when the stand he was using to referee a volleyball game causing him to fall six feet. When he claimed workers’ compensation benefits his employer – the Pueblo City Schools denied benefits arguing that he was not injured in the course of his employment.…
Read MoreMore than 1 in 3 Unemployed Coloradans in 2012 Looked for Work for Longer than 6 Months
Although unemployment duration is slightly declining in the last few years, in 2012, more than 1 in 3 unemployed Coloradans had been jobless for at least 6 months. Find more details here. Unemployment insurance helps bridge that gap for about 1 in 4 Coloradans, for up to 26 weeks. There have also been federal supplements…
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