Matt Fendon Law Group Legal Blog
Archive: July 2025
Can You Get Workers’ Comp for Emotional Distress?
In Arizona, workers cannot receive workers’ compensation for emotional distress. This is one of the features of workers’ compensation: in return for foregoing their right to sue employers in most cases for work-related harms, workers do not need to prove negligence on the part of employers to collect workers’ compensation benefits. However, there are certain…
How Is Workers’ Comp Calculated?
If you have been injured in a workplace accident, you may be wondering just how much Arizona workers’ compensation can help you and how the Industrial Commission of Arizona (the “ICA”) calculates your benefits, and how workers’ comp insurance companies calculate your full and final settlement. We answer these questions, and others about calculating your…
Can I Settle My Arizona Worker’s Compensation Case?
In some cases, you can settle your workers’ compensation claim rather than receive workers’ compensation checks over time, but accepting a workers’ compensation settlement is not the best resolution in every case. Knowing when to settle your claim is something that an experienced workers’ compensation attorney can help you with. If you have questions about…