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- Category: Benefits
- Vocational Rehabilitation After a Work Injury in Colorado
- Your Rights to Lost Wages Explained for a Work Injury
- What Can Reduce Your Work Comp Benefits in Colorado?
- Getting Medical Bills After a Work Injury?
- Are Prosthetics Covered by Workers’ Compensation in Colorado?
- What can shut down your Colorado work injury wage loss benefits?
- Interest: The Most Overlooked WorkComp Benefit
- Work Injuries, Liens, and Taxes
- Understanding the Disfigurement Benefit
- Is Getting Sick at Work Covered Under Workers’ Comp
- Permanent Total Disability Benefits
- What Is Average Weekly Wage?
- Disability and Disfigurement Benefits in Colorado
- Workers’ Compensation and Death: What Happens If the Death Is Unrelated to the Work Injury?
- What Are The Most Fatal and Costly Work Injuries
- Life Care Planning: An Essential Component in Your Workers’ Compensation Settlement
- Category: Claims Process
- Understanding a Final Admission of Liability
- Don’t Let the Clock Run Out on Your Work Injury Claim
- They say my work injury claim is closed!
- Advice on How to Testify
- The Most Costly & Fatal Work Injuries
- Impairment Rating
- Occupational Disease Claims, What Are They? Are They Covered As Work Injuries?
- Final Admissions! Things That Happen at MMI
- Red Flags Adjusters Look for in Workers Comp Claims
- What Does Litigation Mean in the Workers Comp Context?
- What Happens if Your Employer Says You Never Reported the Injury?
- Four Things That You Think Might Affect Your Workers’ Compensation Claim- But Don’t!
- The Importance of Securing a Comprehensive Workers’ Compensation Settlement
- The Old Refrain, “What a Difference a Day Makes,” Doesn’t Quite Work with a Worker Injury Claim
- Steps to Take When Workers’ Compensation Claim is Denied
- Above Suspicion
- Category: Compensability
- Can Independent Contractors Get Workers’ Compensation in Colorado?
- We Track Your Money In A Work Comp Claim
- What Happens If You Settle And Get Injured Again Later?
- Medical Set Aside Account (MSA)
- What Happens If You Die At Work?
- Injured during a Coffee Break?
- ¿Qué pasa si me lesiono fuera de Colorado pero trabajo ahí?
- Injured At Work And Your Employer Has No Insurance?
- Are Heart Attacks at Work Covered By Work Comp?
- Are Uber and Lyft Drivers’ Injuries Covered Under Worker’s Compensation?
- Why Your Claim Might Be Denied and What to Do About It!
- Why is my work injury claim denied?
- Workers Comp Tip – Should I Use My Vacation Time for a Work Injury?
- Can You Claim Workers’ Compensation Benefits For PTSD?
- Explaining What "Casual Relationship" Means in the Context of Your Injury
- Catching Fries: What Exactly Is In The Course Of My Employment?
- Temporary and Seasonal Employment: Your Rights Under Colorado Workers’ Compensation
- What you Need to Know about Occupational Diseases and Workers’ Compensation
- Can You Claim Workers’ Compensation for “Acts of God” Injuries?
- Nurses, CNAs, and Workers’ Comp: Know Your Rights in 2025
- Category: Employment Concerns
- Can I move to another state while on workers’ comp?
- What Does It Mean To Be Released Back To Work?
- Can You Sue Your Employer For A Work Injury?
- Can I be fired while on Workers’ Compensation?
- The Colorado Uninsured Employer Fund And Uninsured Employers
- Safety Rule Violations
- What Does it Mean to be Released Back to Work?
- Can my employer talk with my doctor?
- I am at MMI – Maximum Medical Improvement…what does that mean? [2024]
- Independent Medical Exam to fight the Company Doctor
- Why Claims get Denied! Injured during horseplay?
- Warning! If your employer says this…. watch out!
- When Are Natural Disasters Covered Under Workers’ Compensation?
- Work Injuries and the ADA
- Time! Do I Really Have to Give Written Notice of my Injury in Four Days?
- Injured Arm or Leg in a Colorado Work Injury? Here’s What You Need to Know
- Worker’s Compensation and Pregnancy
- Safety Rule Violations – Understanding Your Rights
- How to Talk About Prior Injuries and “Problems” After You’ve Been Injured at Work
- Does Workers’ Comp Cover Medical Care for Personal Health Issues?
- Independent Medical Examination? Know Your Rights!
- Pitfalls in Choosing a Doctor for your Work Injury
- My Employer Doesn’t Want Me To Have Medical Appointments During Work Hours – What Should I Do?
- Can I Quit My Job and Start a New One While on Workers’ Compensation?
- Top Injuries Colorado School Employees Face In The Workplace
- NPR: Working ‘The Chain,’ Slaughterhouse Workers Face Lifelong Injuries
- Heart Disease and Variable Night Shifts: Compensation for Women Who Work Nights
- Virtual Job Site Safety: Virtual Reality Technology and Worker Safety
- Your Employer Cannot Punish You for Filing for Workers’ Compensation—And Here’s Why
- How a Drug Test Affects an Injured Worker
- Understanding Compensation for Workers Exposed to Hazardous Chemicals
- Category: En Español
- ¿Qué es un DIME en Colorado?
- ¿Qué es un MSA (Fondo Médico Aparte) en Workers’ Comp?
- Demandar a mi jefe en Colorado por lesión de trabajo
- Derechos para lesión de trabajo en Colorado
- ¿Contratista independiente o empleado?
- ¿Se Lastimó en el Trabajo Bajo la Influencia del Alcohol?
- Lo Que Tu Empleador No Debe Decirte Tras un Accidente de Trabajo
- ¿Qué hacer si tu patrón miente sobre tu accidente laboral?
- Sueldos perdidos por lesiones laborales en Colorado
- Frases de tu empleador que son señal de alerta tras una lesión
- Despedirme después de lesionarme en el trabajo
- Su empleador dice que usted violó una regla de seguridad y se lesionó
- ¿Me estoy recuperando de mi lesión laboral?
- ¿Te atacaron en el trabajo?
- ¿Qué significa Valor Actual Neto?
- Su abogado debe hablar su idioma
- Contratado en otro estado PERO te lesionado en Colorado
- ¿Si mi jefe me ataca me cubre Work Comp?
- Acoso sexual por parte de mi jefe y Work Comp
- ¿Compensación al Trabajador cubre lesiones autoinfligidas?
- ¡Mi caso por lesiones laborales dicen que está cerrado!
- ¿Me pueden despedir de mi trabajo si me lastimo en el trabajo?
- Derechos laborales en México y los Estados Unidos
- ¿Las prótesis están cubiertas por Compensación al Trabajador?
- ¿Qué pasa si llego a un acuerdo y me vuelvo a lastimar en la misma parte del cuerpo?
- ¿El salario de mi segundo trabajo lo cubre Compensación de Trabajador?
- ¿Qué significa ‘causalidad’ en las lesiones laborales?
- 4 cosas que pueden cancelar tus beneficios de salarios perdidos
- ¿Dicen que mi lesión laboral se debe a tener artritis? ¿Ahora qué?
- ¿Puede mi jefe hablar con mi doctor?
- ¿Por qué negaron mi reclamo?
- Herido durante juegos bruscos en el trabajo
- ¿Desastres naturales cubiertos bajo Compensación al Trabajador?
- La responsabilidad del patrón en una lesión laboral
- ¿Cuánto vale mi caso de lesiones laborales?
- ¿Qué pasa si no puedo hacer el trabajo modificado?
- Mi empleador me ha pedido que vuelva al trabajo
- Vacunas obligadas por el empleador ¿estoy cubierto?
- Patrones sin seguro – El Fondo de Empleadores sin Seguro
- ¡El empleador no tiene seguro! Lesionado en el trabajo, ¿hay opciones?
- ¿¡Lesiones en el trabajo y no tiene seguro!?
- Administradores de casos: ¿Qué son y por qué están involucrados en mi caso?
- OSHA – ¡Compensación al trabajador y otras leyes! Parte V
- Desempleo – ¡Compensación al trabajador y otras leyes! Parte IV
- Seguro Social – ¡Compensación al trabajador y otras leyes! Parte III
- ADA y compensación al trabajador Parte II ¡Compensación al trabajador y otras leyes!
- FMLA y lesiones laborales – ¡Compensación al trabajador y otras leyes! Parte 1
- No deje que se acabe el tiempo en su reclamo por lesiones laborales
- ¿Cuánto tiempo durará mi caso de lesiones laborales en Colorado?
- ¿Por qué tarda tanto un caso de indemnización laboral en Colorado?
- Hacer un Reclamo – ¿Cuánto tiempo tienen los trabajadores lesionados?
- ¿Puedo presentar una reclamación de compensación al trabajador si contraigo COVID en el trabajo?
- Compensación al Trabajador y Muerte – Muerte Ajena a la Lesión de Trabajo
- ¿Qué sucede en una conferencia de acuerdo de compensación al trabajador?
- MUERTE EN EL TRABAJO!
- Una Lesción: Que Pasa Mientras Trabajas Desde Casa
- Quien es Culpable: Reglas de Seguridad
- Lesión laboral y Vacaciones: ¿Utiliza el Pago de Vacaciones por una Lesión Laboral?
- Tuve un Accidente en el Trabajo ¿Por Qué Tengo que Firmar Un Permiso?
- Hablando sobre Problemas, Quejas o Tratamientos Anteriores
- ¿CUBRE WORKERS COMPENSATION EL TRATAMIENTO POR AFECCIONES NO RELACIONADAS CON EL TRABAJO?
- ¿QUÉ SUCEDE SI MI AUDIENCIA JUDICIAL ES POR VIDEO?
- ¿Debo Solicitar Beneficios de Desempleo si no Estoy Trabajando – Debido a una Lesión Laboral en Colorado?
- LA PÉRDIDA DE SALARIOS Y SUS DERECHOS LABORALES A CAUSA DEL CORONAVIRUS
- ¿Qué sucede si mi empleador no quiere que tenga citas médicas programadas durante las horas de trabajo?
- ¿PUEDO O DEBO DEJAR MI TRABAJO PARA OBTENER UNO NUEVO MIENTRAS MI CASO DE COMPENASICÓN AL TRABAJADOR CONTINÚA ABIERTO?
- CORONAVIRUS Y WORKERS COMPENSATION – ¿QUÉ PASA SI CONTRAJO LA ENFERMEDAD EN EL TRABAJO?
- CINCO COSAS QUE DEBE DECIRLE A SU ABOGADO CON RESPECTO A SU CASO DE UNA LESIÓN EN EL TRABAJO
- Que Hago con la Admisión Final de Responsabilidad – Final Admission of Liability?
- ¿Qué sucede cuando usted tiene una lesión laboral anterior y se vuelve a lastimar en el trabajo?
- ¿Qué le pasa si se lesionó en el trabajo bajo la influencia de la marihuana?
- Category: Asistencia Médico
- ¿Te cobran atención médica por tu lesión laboral?
- Ataque al corazón en el trabajo
- Negligencia médica y Compensación del Trabajador
- Enfermedades ocupacionales, ¿qué son? ¿Están cubiertas como lesiones de trabajo?
- ¿El doctor dice que puede volver al trabajo?
- Incapacidad a Corto y Largo Plazo e Compensación al trabajador
- Alta (MMI) Parte 4
- ¿Qué sucede después que ha sido dado de alta por su lesión laboral?
- ¿Qué ocurre si el doctor lo da de alta por una lesión de trabajo en Colorado?
- ¡Si tiene una lesión en el hombro o en la pierna, lea esto!
- El Embarazo y las Lesiones Laborales
- ¿Puede la Compensación de Trabajadores Pagarle a mi Familia por Cuidarme mientras estoy en Tratamiento Médico?
- Category: Como Ayudamos
- Category: Errores, Mitos y Banderas Rojas
- Category: Perdido de Uso
- Category: Preocupaciones Laborales
- Category: Proceso de Reclamo
- Category: Responsabilidad
- Category: How We Help
- Category: Medical Benefits
- Colorado Injured Workers Pharmacy Explained
- Medical Benefits with Colorado Workers’ Compensation Insurance
- I Finished My Work Injury Treatment, Now What?
- Independent Medical Evaluations
- Can Workers Compensation Pay My Family Member for Taking Care of Me While in Treatment?
- Advice for Workman’s Comp – The Importance of Your Doctor’s Appointment
- What is the IWP and What Does it Do?
- Physician Assistants Can Declare MMI
- Workplace Wellness Now Possible for Small Businesses, Too?
- Category: Personal Injury
- Category: Red Flags, Mistakes & Myths
- What to Do If Your Employer Lies About Your Work Injury
- Watch Out If You Are On Social Media And Have A Work Injury!
- Is An Off-the-Clock Injury Covered By Work Comp?
- They say my Work Injury is Due to Arthritis. Now what?
- Collecting Money for a Job You Aren’t Doing: One Man’s Bad Decision About Wage Benefits
- Category: Social Security Disability
- Category: WC & Other Laws
- What Is a DIME in Colorado Workers’ Compensation?
- Outside Of Colorado: Recommended Workers Compensation Attorneys
- 5 Workers Comp Mistakes Injured Workers Can Avoid With An Attorney
- What is a Workers’ Compensation Injury?
- Are Intentionally Self-Inflicted Injuries Covered by Work Comp?
- Why Workers’ Compensation Is Like the Red Cross?
- Can You Get Workers’ Comp for Chemical Exposure at Work?
- Are you getting better from your work injury?
- How long after a workers’ comp settlement do I get paid?
- Can a part-time employee get workers’ comp?
- Are Assaults at Work Covered?
- Can You Be Fired Because of a Work Injury?
- Why you need an attorney for your work injury now
- Scheduled Injuries Workers’ Compensation
- The Sooner You Get An Attorney The Better Off You Are
- How To Choose The Best Lawyer For Your Case
- Hired in Colorado and Injured elsewhere
- What are Case Managers and Why Are They Involved in My Case?
- Are You Covered Under Workers’ Compensation When Injured Off-Premises?
- Calculating Average Weekly Wage for Workers’ Compensation in Colorado
- If My Employer Is Uninsured Can I Still Get Work Comp Insurance?
- Reporting A Work Injury
- Colorado Workers’ Compensation Law and Settlement Conference Tips with Administrative Law Judge
- I Have a Second Job I Can’t Work Because of a Work Injury From My First Job. What do I do?
- What Does ‘Causation’ Mean In Work Injuries?
- Is medical malpractice covered by Workers’ Compensation?
- Workers Comp: STD & LTD
- Why Do I Have to Sign Releases for My Workers’ Compensation Claim?
- What Should I Wear to my Court Hearing For Workers Compensation?
- Should I Apply for Unemployment if I’ve Been Injured on the Job?
- 5 Things Injured Workers Think Wouldn’t Affect Their Claim but Do
- Why do injured workers need attorneys?
- Are Workers’ Compensation Benefits Taxable?
- Social Media and Workers’ Compensation – Colorado
- The Truth About the Affordable Care Act and Workers’ Compensation
- Marijuana Use Can Impact Your Workers’ Compensation Benefits
- Case Update: If The Insurance Carrier Shuts Off My Lost Wage Benefits – Can I Get Penalties?
- Key Differences Between Workers’ Compensation Benefits and Personal Injury Awards
- Seasonal Changes: Harvesting and Worker Safety
- Acceptable Levels of Noise in the Workplace
- Pedestrian Accidents: Is the Driver Always At Fault?
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: The Popular Occupational Disease
- Fitness Tests And Worker’s Compensation: What You Should Know
- Roadside Manners: Work Zones and Tragedy
- Medicare, Medicaid, and Workers’ Compensation: How They Interact in Colorado
- What the Division of Workers’ Compensation Can Do Under APA
- Prosthetic Limbs, Disability & Workers’ Compensation- How Things Factor In
- If I’m Injured at My Company Picnic, Do I Qualify for Workers’ Compensation?
- Hit-and-run: Not as Easy as it Used to Be
- If a Colorado Worker Slips But Doesn’t Fall Down – Can They Get Injured?
- OSHA To Start Cracking Down On Companies Exposing Workers To Hazardous Chemicals?
- Social Security Disability Insolvency – Kick The Can? Or Pay For What We Spend?
- Update: JBS Meat Packing Colorado Workers’ Compensation OSHA Fine
- It Took an Accident to Show How Important Company Policies are to Workplace Safety
- Denver Worker’s Compensation Lawyers: Advice for Police Officers
- Can I quit my job after a work injury?
- Employment Rights Combine with Workers’ Compensation
- Pain Scale and How Injured Workers Can Accurately Rate Their Pain
- SSA Rules that Disability Judges Shouldn’t Research Applicants Online
- Workers Also Need Disability Insurance
- Social Security Disability Benefits and Long Term Disability Benefits
- SSA Employee No Longer In Trouble for “Excessive Workplace Flatulence”
- Social Security Disability Benefits and Work — Some Things To Consider
- Applications For Social Security Disability Benefits Are On The Decline
- Injured Workers Exit Survey Results Released
- The Usual Suspects: Who is Who in the Workers’ Compensation System
- Three Questions To Ask When Hiring A Lawyer For Your Work Injury
- NHL Players are Entitled to Workers’ Compensation Benefits Just like Other Employees
- Medical Marijuana & Colorado Workers’ Compensation Law: Three Things to Know
- Mold Exposure at Work: What Colorado Employees Need to Know in 2025
- NFL Players File Suit
- Workers’ Compensation Deadlines
- Fire Rescue Personnel and Workers’ Comp
- Kaplan Morrell NFL Report
- Getting Help for the Most Common Workers’ Compensation Injuries
- Denver’s Most Dangerous Jobs
- The Typical Course of a Colorado Workers’ Compensation Claim
- Top 10 Dangers For Colorado Manufacturing Plant Workers
- How the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Works with Workers’ Compensation in 2025
- 5 Workers’ Comp Mistakes Injured Workers Make
- Fraccidents: Fracking Unsafe for Workers?
- Workers’ Compensation & The Americans’ with Disabilities Act
- Factors Affecting Workers’ Compensation Benefits
- Can I Collect Unemployment While SS Appeal and WC Claims are Pending?
- Colorado Farm Workers: Know Your Workers’ Compensation Rights in 2025
- Can I sue my employer for my work injury?
- OSHA Focuses on Fall Hazards
- Insurance Companies Refuse to Pay Lost Wages at the End of the School Year
- Can Religious Organizations Be Required To Carry Workers’ Compensation?
- The NFL Players Association Is Serious About Player Health and Making The Game Safer
- Workers’ Compensation Concerns for Telecommuters
- Should Professional Athletes Seek Workers’ Compensation?
- Providing Medical Treatment Does NOT Mean Your Case Is Admitted!
- Four Reasons You Shouldn’t Be Afraid to File for Workers’ Comp
- What If I Work in an Unsafe Workplace?
- Can Employers Be Held Liable for Negligent Acts of their Drivers?
- Electric Company Could Be Held Liable Under OSHA
- Temporary Workers Face Greater Hazards In On-the-Job Injuries
- Certain Cancers Are Presumed to be Work-Related for Fire-Fighters and Other First Responders
- Not Knowing May Lead to Not Getting Treatment
- Monday Morning Injuries are Bad News
- Death Benefits under Workers’ Compensation
- Workers Compensation Case Review: Can my employer fire me for using marijuana outside of work?
- Does Workers’ Comp Cover Out of State Injuries?
- Is sexual harassment covered under Colorado Workers’ Compensation?
- Workplace Protection: Wear your Head Gear
- Workers’ Compensation Case Review: Do’s and Don’ts When Dealing with a Missing Transcript.
- Do You Need a Workers’ Compensation Lawyer?