I. INTRODUCTION 1. In Colorado, workers who are injured on the job, such as Plaintiffs, are entitled by the Workers’ Compensation Act of Colorado §§8-40-101, et seq., C.R.S. (West, 2008) (the “Act”) to receive medical treatment for their injuries without interference or dictation by their employer or the employer’s insurance carrier. 2. The Act requires that every employer furnish medical treatments, supplies, and apparatus “as may reasonably be needed…to cure and relieve the employee from the effects of the injury.” §8-42-101(1)(a), C.R.S. 3. Defendant Wal-Mart, in collaboration with defendants CMI, AHA, Concentra, and/or the Doe Defendants, and as a part of a pattern and practice, unlawfully and improperly dictates and controls the type and/or the duration of medical treatment received by its injured employees(such as Plaintiffs) in violation of Colorado law. 4. Examples of Defendants’ improper and unlawful conduct include, but are not limited to: • Wrongfully dictating/directing treatment of injured Wal-Mart employees in violation ofColorado statutes, regulations, and common law; • Wrongfully establishing directives which prohibit Concentra doctors and/or the Doe Defendantsfrom prescribing certain medical treatments for injured Wal-Mart employees;
Posted on: Sat, 27 Jul 2013 18:28:09 +0000
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