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The general rule is “no” you cannot. Essentially, in Arizona workers’ comp law, borrowing employers are immune from lawsuits even if their negligence causes the temporary worker’s injury. There is a narrow exception to this rule if the temporary worker is doing a job activity that is completely outside the normal course of the borrowing…
The answer is “yes” as long as you’re traveling outside of the jurisdiction where you live. This means that you are forced to drive outside the city you live in to seek other medical treatment. If someone lives in Chandler, for example, and has to commute to Phoenix, the courts are most likely going to…
Under Arizona workers’ compensation law, any permanent disfigurement to an injured worker’s face, neck, or teeth is compensated as a scheduled disability. What this means is once a doctor or the Industrial Commission rates the Arizona injured worker for the percentage of impairment due to scarring on the face, neck or loss of teeth, the…
In Arizona, if two workers’ compensation insurance carriers are fighting over liability for your claim, you may be able to receive a temporary benefit until an administrative law judge sorts out the dispute. We call this type of order a “1061K” order. This comes from Arizona statutory law. That statute says “when there is a…
In some circumstances, Social Security will expedite disability claims if a claimant’s condition includes one of the compassionate allowances. Essentially, compassionate allowances are very serious conditions that require quick processing of disability cases. Many of the terminal type disabilities fell under this category. In compassionate allowances, the Social Security Administration quickly identifies diseases and other…
If I am injured at home falling down my own stairs after I have an accepted knee injury claim, is it covered under my Arizona Work Comp Claim? Under Arizona law, the answer to this question is most likely “yes.” The compensable consequences or successive injury doctrine says that as long as the injury is…
Decisions by other governmental agencies in relation to an Arizona claimant’s disability status are persuasive but not binding on Social Security judges (ALJs). What this means is even if a Social Security claimant is found to be disabled by the VA, he or she is not conclusively found by an ALJ to be disabled. A…
What does an Arizona injured worker have to fulfill to meet the “good-faith effort” requirements? Meet with an experienced attorney to understand what is required of you while on light-duty status. An employee is required to look for work when he or she is on a light-duty status and has an open Arizona workers’ compensation…
Having worked in the workers’ compensation industry since 2001, it is safe to say that Attorney Matt Fendon knows a thing or two about delivering high-quality legal representation. It is because of this that he was recently named a 2015 Rising Star℠ by Super Lawyers®. This honor is indicative of all that Matt has accomplished over the…
In Arizona, Social Security Disability is typically reduced by the extent that the claimant’s disability benefits and workers’ compensation benefits exceed 80% of the average current earnings. Social Security has its own system of determining “average current earnings.” Social Security defines that to mean the largest of “the average monthly wage used for purpose of…