Working as a truck or cab driver carries additional risks that many other occupations don’t have…you’re on the road driving more which is a risky activity to begin with.
Lifting heavy things can cause painful back injuries for instance.
But it’s also easier to fall through the cracks in regard to Colorado workers’ compensation protection in these situations, leaving you holding the bag when it comes to devastating financial costs (i.e. medical, lost wage, etc.)
Are you an injured truck or cab driver trying to obtain full compensation for your injuries? Colorado workers’ compensation attorney R. Mack Babcock can represent you.
Don’t feel discouraged if other Colorado workers’ compensation attorneys said you had no case. Many of them do not fully understand how the laws work in regard to injured truck and cab drivers.
Like many Colorado truckers and taxi cab drivers hired as independent contractors, you may have been misled to believe you’re not entitled to full Colorado workers’ compensation benefits.
Read this Colorado workers’ compensation knowledge center article to learn more about workers’ compensation benefits for injured truck and cab drivers.
And we welcome you to discuss your case with a Colorado attorney for injured truck drivers and cabbies who understands the complexities of this part of workers’ compensation law.