Motion to CloseUnder Colorado law, the Director may dismiss a claim when there has been no activity for at least six months. Further where there is no activity in furtherance of a prosecution, a party may request [...]
Working Out of State is Not Dispositive of Finding a Claimant is in Travel StatusIn Aspen, the ALJ denied the claimant’s workers’ compensation claim because the injury occurred while she was traveling to work [...]
To Prove Fraud, Know Your Elements – To Show a Mistake, It Must Be MutualThe claimant appealed a final order of the Industrial Claim Appeals Office (the Panel) which upheld the ALJ’s finding that [...]
Worker’s Compensation Exclusion in an Automobile Policy is EnforceableIn Del Valle, the Colorado Court of Appeals (the Court) ultimately held that the workers’ compensation exclusion in an automobile [...]
An officer shooting and killing a gunman during a welfare check is an unexpected, unusual, or extraordinary event to establish a mental claim for PTSD. In France, the applicant was employed as a deputy sheriff for Gila County. While on duty, in June 2017, [...]
Upcoming Rule HearingsProposed changes to W.C.R.P. 5, 6, and 7 have been introduced and will be heard at a rule hearing on [...]
Colorado Division of Workers’ CompensationOn January 1, 2021, the revamped WCRP 16 and 18 became effective. The central changes to Rule 16 are clarifications [...]
