FINE, FINE EVERYWHERE A FINE – EXCESSIVE FINES BY DOWC
BACKGROUND On June 3, 2019 the Colorado Supreme Court issued a published opinion captioned Colorado Department of Labor and Employment,… Read More
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Helmet to Helmet
It’s hard to believe that the 2018 NFL football season is coming to an end soon with Super Bowl LIII…. Read More
Rules Are Meant to be Broken – or At Least Updated. 2019 Rule Updates
2019 brings changes to two Rules that affect Colorado Workers’ Compensation. Rule 11 and Rule 16 have both been revised… Read More
Recovery of Overpayments in Workers’ Compensation Claims
The issue of overpayments has drawn much attention in recent years. Several claims have gone up to the appellate courts… Read More
Injuries Resulting from Workplace Violence — When Are They Compensable?
We have all heard the grim news; a school in Parkland, a concert in Las Vegas, a nightclub in Orlando,… Read More
COLORADO UNINSURED EMPLOYERS AND A POSSIBLE NEW FUND
BACKGROUND There has been growing governmental concern in the State of Colorado over uninsured employers. Changes to the Workers’ Compensation… Read More
NEW OVERTIME RULES
The Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) new overtime rules take effect December 1, 2016, and employers should be reviewing and modifying… Read More
OSHA Injury and Illness Reporting Requirements
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires many employers with ten or more employees to keep a record of… Read More
Investigation of Outstanding Medicaid Liens in Workers’ Compensation Claims
The Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, through its Medicaid program, is responsible for collection of outstanding liens… Read More
A Painful Step in Addressing the Opioid Epidemic: An Overview of the 2016 CDC Guidelines
The growing epidemic of chronic opioid use and addiction, and its consequences, permeates the American medical and legal landscape. Since… Read More
COLORADO SUPREME COURT CLARIFIES THE FIREFIGHTER CANCER STATUTE
BACKGROUND In 2007 the Colorado Legislature enacted a firefighter cancer presumption statute at Section 8-41-209, C.R.S. The statute created a… Read More
History of Workers’ Compensation, Part III, Emergence of the Modern-Day System
This is the final piece of a three-part series surveying the history of workers’ compensation. Prior to 1911, an individual… Read More