2022 Legislative Updates
2022 Legislative Update There were several legislative changes this session impacting workers’ compensation claims handling in Colorado. HB22-1354: Protection of… Read More
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To File or Not to File? That is the Question
An incident takes place within the course and scope of claimant’s employment. Claimant is confirmed to have sustained an injury… Read More
AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, Third Edition, Revised: What Are You Doing Colorado?
One of the questions I hear frequently about the Colorado workers’ compensation system from risk managers, insurance adjusters, and even… Read More
EMPLOYEE OR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR?
Why is it important to know if the person working for you is an employee or an independent contractor? Because… 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
The EEOC’s New Wellness Program Rule
On May 16, 2016, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released its own final regulations regarding employer wellness programs. This… 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
Sexual Orientation Discrimination: EEOC Initiates its Next Title VII Challenge
A new era of discrimination lawsuits is upon employers nationwide. Last month, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) filed… Read More
Legislative Mid-Session Update 2016
The 2016 legislative session is half over. The deadline for introduction of bills has come and gone; however, late bill… 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