SB 26-186

Senate Bill 26-186 updates Colorado’s Workers' Compensation Act to allow for electronic filing and mailing of documents instead of just physical mail. This change helps modernize the process for workers and employers who need to file claims or other paperwork with the Division of Workers’ Compensation in the Department of Labor and Employment. The bill has been signed into law, meaning that it is now official and will be implemented as part of Colorado’s updated workers' compensation procedures.

Official Summary

The act makes various updates to language in the 'Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado' to align with technology changes in the division of workers' compensation in the department of labor and employment. These updates include changing current statutory language requiring mailing of documents to allow for electronic mailing or filing of the documents. The act also changes the fund into which an employer or employer's insurance carrier makes payments to the state for a compensable injury resulting in death of a minor without surviving parents from the subsequent injury fund to the Colorado uninsured employer fund.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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