ARCHIVED  January 1, 1997

Colorado considers limits for mental-distress claims

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A proposal to limit compensation for mental distress under workers’ comp laws is expected to be reintroduced in the Colorado Legislature this session, and proponents are hopeful it will succeed this year.

The measure is one of several that, if passed, could affect Colorado employers.

“We have attempted to pass it for the last two years, but it died for lack of one vote in the Senate,´ said Sandra Potter, issues manager for the Northern Colorado Legislative Alliance, which represents chambers of commerce in Fort Collins, Loveland and Greeley.

However, the state Senate makeup has changed this session, “so we believe we…

Christopher Wood
Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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