workers’ compensation

The airlines have experienced difficult economic times in the past six months due to COVID-19-related circumstances. With fewer travelers and certain safety restrictions in place, places like the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport remain less-than-crowded....

A traumatic brain injury (TBI) suffered on the job can affect your life profoundly. Besides the more common symptoms like headaches, nausea, and memory problems, there are things a TBI can do to you that can change your entire self-image and how other people react to...

Workplace accidents with injuries can happen to Arizona residents in any kind of job. Some jobs require people to place themselves in situations that are considered dangerous as part of their duties. This can result in accidents with long-term ramifications. Among the...

The summer and hot weather cannot be avoided in Arizona. Therefore, individuals who must work outside some or all of the time are encouraged to take extra precautions. Working outside when it is hot can lead to a heat stroke, heat exhaustion, or heat cramps as well as...

After analyzing more than 10,000 construction-related workers' compensation claims processed between 2014 and 2018, Nationwide found that more than 30% involved a fall from an elevated surface. Construction employers in Arizona should know that the insurer has offered...

In Arizona, as in other states, the workers' compensation program pays out benefits to workers injured on the job as well as to the families of workers fatally injured. Claims tend to be filed a lot in the construction industry since employees regularly work around...

Employees in Arizona and throughout the country are entitled to a workplace that is free of safety or health hazards. Federal workplace safety rules are monitored and enforced by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Under OSHA rules, employers...

Workers in Arizona who are hurt on the job may be entitled to various types of compensation. For instance, an injured person can expect that any medical bills incurred because of a workplace accident will be paid by on his or her behalf. In some cases, that person may...

Employers in Arizona, whatever the industry their business falls under, should know about these seven lesser-known hazards to employee safety. They may not be as obvious as the dangers posed by, say, working with heavy machinery or being high above the ground, but...