workers comp
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Appeals court clarifies gig workers who injure each other can sue for more than $15,000
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Colorado’s second-highest court last week ruled for the first time that an independent contractor who injures another independent contractor is not subject to the $15,000 limitation on damages that normally exists for employees who work together. James Curry and Charles Brewer were both independent contractors working for Ideal Transport, LLC, which supplied labor to a…
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Colorado Supreme Court says injured motorists can seek both workers’ comp, insurance benefits
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The Colorado Supreme Court underscored on Monday that employees who are injured on the job in a vehicle accident by a third party are able to pursue workers’ compensation in addition to insurance benefits. Confusion arose among judges about whether an employee’s receipt of workers’ comp benefits foreclosed any lawsuit they could bring against their…
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COVID-19 an ‘occupational disease’ triggering workers’ comp benefits, appeals court rules
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Colorado’s second-highest court ruled for the first time on Thursday that COVID-19 is an “occupational disease” that entitled the widow of a deceased nursing home employee to workers’ compensation benefits. Vincent Gaines was a floor technician at the University Park Care Center in Pueblo County, operated by Life Care Centers of America. Although there was no evidence…