The 2021 Legislative Session will close on June 12, 2021 after a busy year, here’s what happened on the workers’ compensation bills before that body: HB21-1050, Workers’ Compensation, continues to press forward towards the Governor’s desk as it passed through the Legislature. This bill, [...]
Workers’ Compensation Subrogation – Expect a Push to Settle Subrogation Claims The Colorado Supreme Court has held that an alleged at fault third party, who settles a Workers’ Compensation Subrogation [...]
Partial Settlement Protects Against Future Causation Disputes The claimant injured his left foot/ankle and low back in 2017, resulting in left ankle surgery and a CRPS [...]
Colorado Legislative SessionThe 2021 Colorado Legislative Session technically convened (“gaveled in”) on January 13, 2021. However, the current plan is to return [...]
An individual may be found to be temporary totally disabled based on statements of extreme pain interfering with work activities even if a physician has not placed a Petitioner on any restrictions.In Velasco, the petitioner injured his index finger while doing restoration, carpet cleaning, and emergency flood work. The petitioner underwent [...]
The activity of lifting less than 50 pounds while turning one’s neck is considered unusual and extraordinary when doing so in a hurry and facing exigent circumstances.In Watson, the petitioner was employed as a nurse and was caring for a severely disabled child that had a [...]
