Greeley Workers Compensation Lawyer - Greeley Disability Lawyer - Kaplan Morrell

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Safeguarding your Right to Accessible Health Care
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Safeguarding your Right to Accessible Health Care
This country puts high premium on workers
compensation, and it goes without saying that
there is constant active effort to ensure that
workers rights are safeguarded. In fact, just
last May, there have been discussions on bills
that ensure workers better accessibility to
health care as well as workers just
compensation. Today, many immigrants are
employed in low wage work and receive even less
than the state declared minimum wage. On top of
that, these people stand to have their claims
denied when claiming workers compensation.
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Colorados wage laws

• Article XVIII, Section 15, of the Colorado
  Constitution requires that the Colorado minimum
  wage be adjusted every year, taking into account
  the inflation which is measured by the Consumer
  Price Index used for Colorado. Furthermore,
  effective starting January 1, 2015 until December
  31, 2015, the minimum wage was set to 8.23 per
  hour, and 5.21 for tipped employees. This pegs
  the state minimum wage at a minimum of around
  65 per day.

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Moreover, Colorado overtime pay laws require that
for every hour worked over 12 hours per day and
40 hours per week, the worker should be
compensated with 1.5 times their regular hourly
rate. This is applicable to both salaried and
hourly employees. Additionally, this compensation
for overtime work should not and cannot be paid
as comp time or be paid as extra time off work
for later weeks.
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If you notice your employer violating any of
these provisions, contact a Denver workers
compensation attorney, it is important that you
are informed of your rights.
Outside the box
Colorado wage laws may sound acceptable but the
labor force not only consists of long-time
residents but also of immigrants employed in
Colorado. These employees may lack the bonds of
an employee-employer relationship which means
that they depend solely on their insurer for
emergencies.
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With the rising cost of living, the struggle for
ample sustenance becomes harder, some people even
take two or more jobs to make ends meet. Needless
to say that it becomes harder and harder to set
aside funds for a rainy day, which is why it is
being pushed that Senate bill 976 garners more
support. Senate bill 976 requires the insurer to
compensate the insured employee for translator
fees and transportation fees to the hospital.
This is a provision strongly supported by Denver
workers compensation attorneys and Denver
disability lawyers alike.
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Even white collar employees can be victims
Employees that are denied overtime pay should
either be a) paid on salary or b) employed in an
executive, administrative, or professional
capacity. Generally, this exemption applies to
only those who are in-charge of more than two
additional employees, or run a distinct business
unit such as that of lawyers, doctors, or
teachers.
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However, this stipulation is commonly mistaken
for an exemption of the majority of white
collar employees. It is vital that you are aware
of your rights as an employee, and while this is
tough to do without the aid of a professional,
you can rest assured that a Denver workers
compensation lawyer will be more than happy to
help you out. At Kaplan Morrell, we aim to help
thousands or Colorado workers in your fight to
claim what is rightfully yours. Call us today at
[phone] for a FREE CONSULTATION.
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