compensation benefits

When a work injury aggravates, reactivates or accelerates your arthritis or degenerative disc disease, you have a right to file for workers' compensation benefits.

Many workers are concerned about the effects that the current volatile economy might have on workers' compensation benefits. Fortunately, most of these concerns are unwarranted.

All United States employees have the right to receive workers' compensation benefits for injuries. Union workers are also entitled to additional benefits provided to them by their labor organization.

To receive workers' compensation benefits, injured workers are required to report the injury to their employers.

Under Colorado law, workers must give this notice in writing and within four days of the injury. Workers who fail to give proper notice to their employers may be penalized.