Category: Workers’ Compensation

Most Colorado employees have the right to receive workers’ compensation benefits if they get hurt while on the job. In many cases, workers receive these benefits through a settlement. The settlement can come in the form of lump sum, or full payment, or it could come in the form of…

When you are injured at work, while performing work duties, you are entitled to worker’s compensation benefits paid for by your employer’s worker’s compensation insurance. This approach to work injuries is intended to streamline medical and lost wage benefits to individuals injured at work. However, with a few exceptions, only…

If an individual is injured at work, it is important to seek an attorney’s counsel quickly for many different reasons. One of the main reasons concerns the injured worker and the medical care he or she will receive through the workers’ compensation system. The beginning of a workers’ compensation case…

Colorado, like other states, places a statute of limitations on workers’ compensation claims. These claims allow you to seek compensation from your employer’s insurance company if you are hurt on the job. In most cases, injured workers in Colorado have two years from the date of an accident to do…

If you were hurt at work in Colorado, you have the right to file a workers’ compensation claim. Your claim can seek compensation for medical expenses related to your injury. However, obtaining workers’ compensation benefits is rarely easy. Employers and insurance companies frequently deny claims in Colorado. If your workers’…

A pattern we have seen in several of our recent cases is that some employers try to circumvent state and federal overtime laws by “averaging” the two weeks of a pay period so that their employees only receive overtime compensation when they work more than 80 hours in two weeks….

While there are many reasons that bring potential clients to my office, none is more troubling or pressing than a client whose case is being denied by an insurance company. Once a Claim has been filed with the Division of Workers’ Compensation, the insurance carrier has 20 days to take…

Millions of Americans have degeneration in their joints. …Shoulders. …Hips. …Knees. …Back. For many these changes are asymptomatic. The degeneration causes no physical limitations or restrictions to their life or work. For others, it may cause mild to moderate issues but the individual is still able to do most things…

This is a question that I am asked almost every day of my practice, and the answer is not a simple one. It is worth discussing how medical providers are generally selected and what your rights are as an injured worker. Every case in Workers’ Compensation has what is known as…

Colorado Court of Appeals limits ALJ’s authority to determine issue of Maximum Medical Improvement (”MMI”): When an injured workers’ medical condition has stabilized, or plateaued, there is a medical determination that the injured worker has reached MMI. The Colorado Workers’ Compensation Act sets forth the statutory rules for the parties…

Many times when I initially meet with a client they ask me why, and how, they would benefit by hiring a Workers Compensation attorney versus not having an attorney represent them. There are four main reasons why a person should hire a Workers’ Compensation attorney sooner rather than later in…

The employment lawyers at The Wilhite Law Firm dedicate most of their time to combating “wage theft,” which occurs when an employer either intentionally or unintentionally fails to pay its employees the money that is legally owed to them. Common examples of wage theft include: Paying employees less than their…