Denver Workers' Compensation Lawyer

Accidents Covered By Workers’ Comp

If you need help determining if you should receive benefits for your work-related injury, you should contact our Denver workers’ compensation lawyers. When you get McDivitt Law firm, you get a team who’s ready to fight for the benefits you deserve.

Our firm has extensive knowledge of workers’ compensation laws in Colorado. Our Denver workers’ compensation lawyers are familiar with all the necessary paperwork and can walk you through the legal process of filing a claim. Take the time now to fill out a free initial consultation form or call (866) 241-6143. It could make a difference for your case.

What Accidents Are Covered?

To be eligible for workers’ compensation benefits, your employer must have workers’ compensation and you must have suffered an injury or illness as a result of your job. Injuries and illnesses that can be covered by workers’ compensation may include:

• injuries suffered at work during “working” hours, lunch, and arriving at or leaving work,
• injuries suffered during a work-sponsored event,
• diseases or illnesses suffered while working in hazard conditions,
• some pre-existing injuries aggravated by work,
• accidents in a company vehicle,
• construction accidents,
• slip and fall accidents on the company’s premises,
• and more.

What’s Not Covered?

There are some accidents and injuries that are not covered under workers’ compensation laws in Colorado, such as:

• Railroad accidents
• Maritime accidents
• Federal accidents
• Injuries to independent contractors
• Self-inflicted injuries