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
BACKGROUND There has been growing governmental concern in the State of Colorado over uninsured employers. Changes to the Workers’ Compensation… Read More
Why is it important to know if the person working for you is an employee or an independent contractor? Because… Read More
The Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) new overtime rules take effect December 1, 2016, and employers should be reviewing and modifying… Read More
BACKGROUND In October 2015, National Public Radio (NPR) and ProPublica did a report over the differences between the states workers’… Read More
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires many employers with ten or more employees to keep a record of… Read More
The Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, through its Medicaid program, is responsible for collection of outstanding liens… Read More
The growing epidemic of chronic opioid use and addiction, and its consequences, permeates the American medical and legal landscape. Since… Read More
On May 16, 2016, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released its own final regulations regarding employer wellness programs. This… Read More
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
A new era of discrimination lawsuits is upon employers nationwide. Last month, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) filed… Read More
The 2016 legislative session is half over. The deadline for introduction of bills has come and gone; however, late bill… Read More
This is the final piece of a three-part series surveying the history of workers’ compensation. Prior to 1911, an individual… Read More