In June 2014 an unemployment appeals hearing officer ruled that a talent agency which locates jobs for actors was an employer of those actors. That[…]
+ moreTo avoid liability to injured contractors, property owners should require proof that roofers and others doing dangerous work at their home have workers compensation insurance.[…]
+ moreWhere death is by natural causes, and the person was under medical care, the family can make arrangements for a mortuary to take the person[…]
+ moreDespite knowing that it is improper and unlawful, the Colorado Department of Labor’s Unemployment Insurance Integrity Benefit Payment Control section continues to send citizens demands[…]
+ more“Two weeks after I returned from maternity leave to my job in Boston as a television-news producer, I found myself facing a demotion. My bosses[…]
+ moreLast week we won an unemployment benefits appeal for a woman who had two strikes against her. She missed the first hearing with a hearing[…]
+ moreDo not rely only upon references provided by the contractor. References can be useful, but a contractor is not going to give you bad references.[…]
+ moreThe old Colorado case, Benham v. Heyde, (Colo.Supreme Court 1950) said.. . “A contract, entered into by a person in the course of an occupation[…]
+ moreContractors, who have been paid, should formally release their lien. You do not want a property owner suing you to have the lien released for[…]
+ moreUpdate Note: In a March 25 decision the Colorado Industrial Claims Appeals Office issued a “precedential decision” finding that what we state below as to[…]
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