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In Arizona, travel reimbursement is part of a covered medical benefit when you have an Arizona workers’ compensation case. With serious injuries or any injuries for that matter, an injured worker is often required to travel frequently for his or…
If someone dies on the job, are their dependents entitled to benefits in Arizona? The answer to this is “yes”. If you, a loved one, or a friend are killed while working in Arizona, your dependents may be entitled to…
In order to qualify for Social Security Disability in Arizona, a claimant must be disabled for 12 months or expected to be disabled for 12 months. What this means is the impairment must last or expected to last for 12…
An Arizona employer is defined as someone who “regularly or predictably” hires help in conjunction with their business. As an injured worker, to acquire workers’ compensation benefits in Arizona, you have to be working for an employer covered under the…
Fendon Law Firm, P.C. has moved to a new location! In an effort to get closer to our clients within the area, we have chosen a location in the heart of Flagstaff just across the street from the Coconino County…
The “bunkhouse rule” says that an employee who is required to live on the employer’s premises and who suffers an injury while using those premises in a reasonable manner has an accepted workers’ compensation claim even if he or she…
The main answer to this question is the lowering of approval rates by Arizona Social Security judges. The approval rates on disability cases in Arizona has plummeted in the last 5 years. The average approval rate is about 45 percent…
If you’re injured on the job in Arizona, the presumptive period for which your wages should be set for workers’ comp benefits is the 30 days before the accident. When you are on workers’ comp benefits in Arizona, you receive…
Employers in Arizona are required to post notice to their employees that the employees have a right to reject workers’ compensation insurance coverage prior to an on-the-job accident. Typically, this notice needs to be posted in a common area such…
The Social Security Administration rules say that: “if an impairment can reasonably be remedied by treatment, it cannot serve as a basis for finding of disability.” What this means is if you have a medical condition that can be “cured”…