Aug 22, 2014 | WC & Other Laws
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...
Aug 22, 2014 | WC & Other Laws
Colorado legislation, business owners, and workers were outraged when they heard that Pinnacol Assurance, the state-chartered company for workers’ compensation insurance spent millions of dollars trying to privatize itself. Pinnacol Assurance has kept the...
Aug 22, 2014 | WC & Other Laws
5 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...
Aug 22, 2014 | Uncategorized
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...