A Colorado Supreme Court decision could make it easier for workers to prove job-related stress claims in the state.
In a ruling consolidating two separate cases involving claimants who had been denied benefits for failing to provide expert testimony to support their claims before administrative law judges, the high court found that in certain cases such testimony might not be necessary. The Feb. 9 decision reverses appeals court judgments in both cases.
Under Colorado workers compensation law, an expert must establish that a claimant has a recognized, permanent disability resulting from a psychologically traumatic event, the court acknowledged.
