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When a building erupts into flame, Arizona’s firefighters race to the scene. It’s dangerous work. We all understand the dangers these firefighters face from the heat, smoke and burning frames, but burning buildings also come with other dangers. Burning chemicals…
Working as a nurse is a physically demanding job. You are on your feet for long stretches of time, and you must move patients. With these physical demands, comes the potential for injury. According to Monster.com, nurses have the highest rate…
Workers’ compensation benefits generally don’t apply to commute injuries. However, there are exceptions to this rule that may allow you to claim workers’ compensation benefits if you have been injured on a commute. Below are some of the exceptions. You…
Suffering an injury on the job can change your life. You may be unable to work or perform normal daily functions due to the injuries you sustained. Fortunately, workers compensation is designed to provide you with compensation for your medical…
An injury at work is not only painful, but frustrating. Many injuries result in the employee’s absence from work during the healing process. Some employees never get back to work if the injury is severe. The workers’ compensation program is…
If you’ve been injured at work, you have a lot to deal with. Not only do you have to work on healing, but you have to figure out your financial and work situation. To help you make it through this…
Dealing with the effects of a workplace injury is a stressful experience. However, returning to work after an injury is an equally stressful journey. The decision-making process only intensifies when you feel like you’re being pressured to return, even if…
Does your Social Security Disability attorney properly prepare for the hearing? At Matt Fendon Law Group (MFLG), we are a client-focused Workers’ compensation and disability law firm. What this means is in preparing for a Social Security disability hearing, we put the…
My employer said they would take care of me. Unfortunately, this is not accurate. When you are injured on the job in the state of Arizona, you need to promptly do the following three things: file an injury report with…
If you suffer an industrial injury and have previously been hurt on the job with a permanent impairment, your new injury may become what we call an “unscheduled” disability. In Arizona, that means that if your second injury causes you…
