Utah – Untimely Reporting of Injury The petitioner brought a claim against two former employers for workers’ compensation benefits related to chronic lung disease alleged [...]
Arizona – Claim Not Compensable Jessica Grimes recently successfully litigated compensability of a claim in Arizona. The applicant, age 49, testified that she worked [...]
Colorado – Possible COVID-19 Exposure is Insufficient to Prove Occupational Disease In a first impression case in Colorado, ALJ Kabler denied benefits in a death claim after finding that the decedent’s COVID-19 [...]
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 [...]
