Workers’ Compensation Update 2016
February 2017
Workers’ Compensation Update 2017
CBA-CLE Connect Program
"Learning Objectives:"
- Examination of Colorado Appellate Court case law update for the year 2016, including: a line of Colorado Supreme Court decisions clarifying the application of the burden of proof imposed by the “firefighter cancer presumption statute” (CRS 8-41-209);
- Analysis of a Colorado Supreme Court ruling involving the extent of an insurer’s obligation to notify of coverage loss and the impact upon workers’ compensation liability in the context of statutory employers;
- Evaluation of Colorado Appeals Court decisions involving issues covering offsets for out-of-state workers’ compensation benefits, jurisdictional issues with out-of-state injuries, and reopening of full and final settlements.
- Legislative updates including changes to the Workers’ Compensation Rules of Procedure and new legislation pending in workers’ compensation and related fields.
CASES TO BE COVERED (subject to review):
Colorado Supreme Court
- City of Littleton v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office and Christ
- Industrial Claim Appeals Office v. Zukowski and Town of Castle Rock
- City of Englewood v. Harrell and Industrial Claim Appeals Office
- Pinnacol Assurance v. Hoff and Industrial Claim Appeals Office
Colorado Court of Appeals
- Keel v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office and ACE American Insurance
- Youngquist Brothers Oil & Gas, Inc. v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office
- Amerigas Propane v. industrial Claim Appeals Office and England
About the Speakers:
MATTHEW BOATWRIGHT, ESQ. is an associate attorney with the law firm of Lee + Kinder, LLC, in Denver, practicing workers’ compensation law. Mr. Boatwright graduated in 2006 from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science. He attended Louisiana State University Law Center where he received a Juris Doctor degree and a Graduate Degree in Civil Law in 2010. Mr. Boatwright is admitted to practice law in both Louisiana and Colorado.
JESSICA MELSON, ESQ. is an associate with the law firm of Lee + Kinder, LLC, and practices in the area of workers’ compensation defense. Ms. Melson has successfully defended claims involving compensability, limiting average weekly wage (AWW) exclusion of bonuses for AWW, conversion, and medical benefits. She received her bachelor’s degree from Saint Gregory’s University in Shawnee, Oklahoma, and her law degree from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. When not working, Ms. Melson enjoys spending time with her family, and the outdoors, along with watching her two boys play football, basketball, and lacrosse.
PROGRAM AGENDA
8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Registration (Continental Breakfast provided)
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Program
Location Information
CLECI Large Classroom
1900 Grant Street, Suite 300
Denver, CO 80203
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1900 Grant Street, Suite 300
Denver, CO 80203
Registration Fees
| Non Member | $79.00 |
| CBA Member | $59.00 |
| New Lawyer Edge Partner | $29.50 |
| CLEACCESSPASS--ELITE Pass Holder | $0.00 |
- General Credits: 1.00
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