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You have suffered an injury while working and have filed a workers’ compensation claim. When your claim is approved, will you get the full amount of the benefits to which you are entitled? That depends. Though in most cases, your benefits will not be subject to taxation, they could be reduced if you are in…

It’s no secret that one of the most dangerous jobs is nursing. In terms of career-ending injuries, nursing care ranks up there with construction, mining and the military. Common nursing injuries  Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are seven times more common in nursing than the average of all other professions. Repetitive stress injuries, including bursitis, tendinitis, rotator…

In some workers’ compensation cases, the insurance company will ask an injured worker to make a recorded statement. When this happens, it can spell trouble for the worker. It indicates that the insurance company may be trying to collect information with the aim of minimizing benefits or denying the claim altogether. At the same time,…

It took years of work, but with the signing of H.B. 17-1229 last month, first responders and other workers in Colorado can now get workers’ compensation benefits for job-related post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Colorado thus joins a small number of states that recognize PTSD as a compensable work illness. The problem with PTSD and…

Most workers perform their job duties in collaboration with others. So when a worker suffers an on-the-job injury, there is a strong probability that there is at least one witness who can verify the injured worker’s story. But even employees who work in close collaboration with others most of the time occasionally work alone or…

Like other insurance companies, workers’ compensation insurers are always on the lookout for claims fraud. Until recently, when they suspected fraud they had to rely on private investigators who conducted physical surveillance of claimants. This was costly, time-consuming, and didn’t always deliver satisfactory results for insurers. With the rapid spread of social media however, workers’…