Workers’ Compensation
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…
While you can quit your job and potentially still receive some workers’ compensation benefits, the amounts and types of benefits you are entitled to receive may decrease if you decide to quit your job while your claim is ongoing. Before you make…
Almost all employees in Arizona are “at-will” which allows you to be fired for any reason, at any time. But this will not affect your right to workers’ compensation benefits. In Arizona, you cannot be fired for filing a workers’…
Workers’ compensation benefits are generally not taxable at the federal or Arizona state levels. There are some limited exceptions to this rule, which we will cover below, but unless they apply, you need not worry about paying taxes on your…
Every year, millions of Americans, including thousands of Arizona residents, suffer head injuries. Many of these injuries happen in connection with employment—head injuries are among the most common work-related injuries you can experience. According to national data, head injuries are…
If you experience a work-related accident, illness, or medical condition, and your employer participates in Arizona’s system for workers’ compensation insurance, then there is a chance your employer’s workers comp insurance company may want to have you undergo an independent…
The Arizona workers’ compensation system provides medical cost compensation and a certain amount of income replacement benefits for workers who qualify. However, there is a seven-day waiting period for lost wage benefits. If you still have questions or need help…
Most of the time, when injured workers file a workers’ compensation claim in Arizona, they experience no problems. Sometimes, however, for one or more of many possible reasons, your claim may be challenged by your employer or its insurance company….
If you live in Arizona and have hurt your shoulder at work and at least temporarily cannot return to your job, or if you must seek medical treatment for your shoulder injury, you may have a case for Arizona workers’…