Colorado Workers' Compensation Attorney Discusses New Overpayment Legislation

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. - March 3, 2022 - PRLog -- Legislation concerning the overpayment of workers' compensation benefits in the state of Colorado may affect you. According to House Bill 21-1207, "the act defines 'overpayments' of workers' compensation benefits as money received by a claimant that:

• Is a result of fraud;
• Is the result of an error due only to miscalculation, omission, or clerical error asserted in a new admission of liability;
• Is paid in error or in excess of an admission or order that exists at the time that the benefits are paid to a claimant; or
• Results in duplicate benefits as specified in the act."

Have you been affected?

How do you find out?

These are good questions and should be discussed with a workers' compensation attorney.

Learn more here about how the new legislation could affect you here (https://www.coloradoattorney.com/learnmore/overpaid-workers-compensation-benefits-colorado).

If you're feeling overwhelmed by how complicated it can be to handle your case on your own, contact an experienced workers' compensation attorney.

If you have questions about your workers' compensation rights, contact experienced Colorado workers' compensation attorneys (https://www.coloradoattorney.com/learnmore/non-compliance...) at Kaufman & Kaufman, LLC. today to fight for your rights!

About Kaufman & Kaufman, LLC: Located in Glenwood Springs, Co, Kaufman & Kaufman, LLC. is a family practice handling  workers' compensation. For more than five decades, the law firm of Kaufman & Kaufman, LLC. has been helping injured workers fight for the benefits they deserve.  https://www.coloradoattorney.com