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
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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
Personnel Files in Colorado: Who owns the file and what privacy interests are involved?
This is a question that I repeatedly see throughout the year and it comes in a variety of contexts. Often… Read More
The Ongoing Dilemma of Intermittent FMLA Leave
Intermittent FMLA leave is a giant thorn in the side of human resource professionals across the country. The struggle is… Read More
History of Workers’ Compensation Law: Part 1, Ancient Beginnings
The modern day workers’ compensation system has a long, and often dark, history. The concept of an individual’s right to… Read More
THIRD-PARTY RECOVERY (2 – 4 – 6 – 8 Let’s Go Subrogate!)
As you are probably aware, the Colorado Workers’ Compensation Act has a statute giving a subrogation right to the payer… Read More
Colorado Supreme Court Tackles Medical Marijuana
The Colorado Supreme Court, one-week ago, issued a highly anticipated decision implicating employment law related decisions as they pertain to… Read More