Posts Tagged ‘workers compensation attorney’
3 Ways Marijuana Can Affect Your Colorado Worker’s Compensation Claim
The state of Colorado was one of the first states to legalize marijuana. First, the state allowed it for medical use. Eventually, along with the state of Washington, Colorado legalized the recreational use of marijuana. Now, with these policies in place, we are observing more and more people utilizing marijuana both recreationally and medically.…
Read MoreWhat Happens if You Get Injured During a Coffee Break?
How does Colorado law handle injuries that happen during an employee’s coffee break? Since you’re not actively working at the time is your injury still covered under workers compensation? The answer is YES because mandated breaks are required by law and therefore getting injured while on your break would be covered by workers comp. Here…
Read MoreWhy do injured workers need attorneys?
I am often asked, “Why do injured workers need attorneys? What are the instances when somebody needs an attorney?” There are four major reasons why people come to speak to either myself, Britton or Ronda. They want to be educated on the system – I think any injured worker, whether it’s a fairly severe injury…
Read More5 Tips To Help With Brain Injury Workers’ Compensation Claims in Colorado
With March being National Brain Injury Awareness Month, this type of injury specifically as it relates to a workplace accident is on our mind at Kaplan Morrell law. Brain injuries are extremely serious matters and when they occur at work, it complicates and intensifies the severity of the incident even further. When it comes to…
Read MoreAdvice for Workman’s Comp – The Importance of Your Doctor’s Appointment.
When submitting a claim for Workman’s compensation the first appointment with your doctor is the most important one of all. So much gets determined there, and what gets said and not said at that visit can affect the entire claim. Be specific. If you’re not specific about exactly what you hurt at work that day…
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 MoreFive 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 to be fair and honest. The reality is that almost everyone involved with a work related…
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 MoreRoadside Manners: Work Zones and Tragedy
Almost everyone who drives to work knows the major annoyance that follows. Imagine you are driving to work along a familiar route when suddenly construction appears, almost as if from the pavement, and suddenly the commute that usually takes you twenty minutes takes thirty or more. Most working people who have to be at…
Read MoreMotion For ALJ Recusal Must Contain a Sworn Affidavit
One of the things that distinguish Workers’ Compensation Hearings is that we argue cases in front of an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) instead of a jury. There are only a handful of ALJs so we tend to see the same ALJ multiple times. A pro se (unrepresented) claimant sought to recuse ALJ Michelle Jones based upon…
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