Workers’ Compensation
If you are in a car accident while working, then depending on the facts of the accident, you could potentially have a workers’ compensation case. If this happens to you, then you may want to know what you can expect…
Ideally, when you are receiving workers’ compensation benefits in Arizona, you will continue to receive them until you reach your point of maximum medical improvement or fully recover. But what happens if, because of your work-related injury or medical condition,…
Thousands of workers across Arizona experience carpal tunnel syndrome. They complain of similar symptoms of numbness, tingling, and weakness. The jobs they perform may be significantly different, but each typically involves repetitive motions of the hands and wrists. If you…
Generally, if you were attacked while performing your duties as an employee, Arizona workers’ compensation will cover treatment of your injuries and can pay you partial wage replacement benefits if you must miss time from work as a result. If…
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…
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…
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…
Arizona’s workers’ compensation system is designed to cover your medical expenses and lost wages if you are injured at work. However, there are some situations in which something you do or don’t do can complicate or jeopardize your payments. Most…
For employees with mental injuries like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the path to a PTSD claim for workers’ compensation benefits can be filled with obstacles. That’s because the Arizona Workers’ Compensation Act requires employees to meet high legal standards to…
If you suffer a work-related injury or illness in Arizona, you could be entitled to wage replacement benefits through your employer’s workers’ compensation insurance. But if you failed to receive the benefits you believe you deserve, you may wonder whether…