Blog

A national study has recently shown that being a domestic worker certainly comes with risks, and very little pay. Domestic workers, who include caregivers, nannies and housekeepers, do not work standard hours. They work based on the needs of their clients, which can often affect their sleeping patterns. In fact, according to a study by…

It is an injury that not many people in Colorado would associate with workers’ compensation, but a Colorado Parks and Wildlife officer was injured last month by an exploding firework. The laws surrounding workers’ compensation for public employees and employees of extremely high-risk jobs, such as police officers, are often different than those from much…

Coal is a highly combustible material and anyone in Colorado who works with coal or at a coal-burning power plant knows just how dangerous the stuff can be. Just because an employee has to deal with potentially dangerous materials all day long does not mean, however, that it is acceptable for employers to be anything…

There are reasons why most Denver employees’ parents once told them not to play in the street: the more time in the street, the higher a chance of a serious accident. Some jobs in Colorado, however, require that the employees are in the street. Street construction can be a dangerous job, especially when the city…

Some workplace accidents end in minor injuries that require a bandage and nothing more. Others may require a short break, but an employee is ready and able to return to work after that moment of rest. There are other accidents in Denver, however, that end with a worker’s death. An on-the-job death is not only…

As technology advances and continues to produce smaller devices, individuals throughout Colorado and the United States are seeing an emergence of new health problems resulting from their long-term use. If these problems are caused by ergonomic issues at work, employees may be able to receive workers’ compensation. Terms like “iPad shoulder”, “iPad neck,” and “Blackberry…