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
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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
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR REPORT
BACKGROUND In October 2015, National Public Radio (NPR) and ProPublica did a report over the differences between the states workers’… 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
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