Workers’ Compensation

The Colorado workers’ compensation system offers benefits to people who suffer injuries on the job. An accident while driving, however, may or may not be coverable. Workers’ compensation will cover expenses if you were traveling as part of your job, such as in big rig trucking or as a delivery person. The coming-and-going rule,...

Living with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can force you to seek therapy, prescription medications and years of professional help. PTSD may make it impossible for you to perform the duties of your job, adding lost wages to the other costs of the impairment. It could also cause significant pain and suffering. If an incident...

When you think about workers’ compensation, you probably imagine injuries such as bone fractures or concussions. You may not recognize nonphysical injuries as compensable damages until something happens at work that leaves you with serious depression or anxiety. Damage to your mental health can be as crippling as a physical injury. If something work-related...

Once you secure workers’ compensation benefits for your serious injury, you may think the days of navigating the laws in Colorado are over. Yet once tax season rolls around, you might find yourself with questions about your settlement all over again. Finding out if you have to pay taxes on workers’ comp is an...