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Candelari v. Patterson - Job offer letter not needed when claimant isn't already receiving temporary disability benefits.
Posted by: Cliff Eley
September 11, 2009
Topic: Case Law Update

The ICAO ruled that the job offer provisions of §8-42-105 (3)(d)(I) do not apply if the claimant is not receiving temporary disability benefits.  

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ICAO futher clairifies termination for cause and temporary disability benefits.
Posted by: Cliff Eley
June 24, 2009
Topic: Case Law Update

The ICAO further clarified the Longmont Toyota ruling in Speer vs. National Mentor Holdings.  It found that even if a claimant is terminated for cause or quits his job, TTD, once started, can still only be terminated per the four criteria in §8-42-105(3)(a)-(d) C.R.S.

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Nelson v. ICAO is Good News for Clamants Entitled to Lump Sums
Posted by: Cliff Eley
June 02, 2009
Topic: Case Law Update

Nelson v. ICAO holds that a claimant may take advantage of increases in lump sum awards, even if the statutory increase occurred after their date of injury. 

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Keith Mottram is New Workers Compensation ALJ for the Western Slope
Posted by: Cliff Eley
March 29, 2009
Topic: Colorado Workers Compensation News

Keith Mottram has been hired by the Office of Administrative Courts to hear workers compensation cases on the western slope.  

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Claimant wins issue of termination for cause, even though she resigned from her job. Lozano vs. Grand River Hospital District, W.C. 4-734-912
Posted by: Cliff Eley
March 24, 2009
Topic: Case Law Update

A claimant’s resigning from a job does not necessarily equate with being responsible for her termination and may not make the worker ineligible for temporary benefits.  In Lozano vs. Grand River Hospital District, the ALJ ruled that the Claimant was entitled to temporary total disability benefits even though she left her job because she was unable to perform her duties due to her restrictions

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