Workers’ Compensation
Trauma to your neck from an injury at work can lead to problems including fractured vertebrae, a herniated disk, or a degenerative condition like spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, or scoliosis. These can lead to symptoms like chronic pain, weakness, or paralysis…
Maximum medical improvement (MMI) is when your authorized treating physician concludes that you have recovered as much as possible from your work injury. Under Arizona workers’ compensation law, your MMI is critical in your workers’ comp benefits claim because it…
Although surgery is not always needed after an on-the-job accident, sometimes the nature of your injury leaves no alternative. During your recovery, your employer’s insurance company pays for your medical treatment before you reach maximum medical improvement. Eventually, many workers’…
When you receive Arizona workers’ compensation benefits, questions that you and your employer will both have include how much your settlement claim is worth, when you can return to work, and in what capacity. To answer these questions objectively requires…
If you’ve been injured at your job and your injury is preventing you from working fully or at all, there’s a heavy chance that you already feel the effects of lost income. Arizona’s workers’ compensation system is meant to help…
When you file a workers’ compensation claim in Arizona, your employer’s insurance company may want to schedule you for an independent medical examination, also known as an IME. This is typically when the insurer needs more information about your work-related…
Although a law firm may not intend to deceive you, it will sometimes not tell you everything you should know about how the Arizona workers’ compensation claims process works. At Matt Fendon Law Group, we believe transparency is essential to…
If you are temporarily put completely out of work in Arizona because of a work-related injury or medical condition, you may be eligible for temporary total disability benefits under the Arizona workers’ compensation system. The Matt Fendon Law Group helps…
Arizona workers’ compensation pays benefits to injured employees whose injuries are work-related. How much compensation you can receive depends on the nature of your injury. In turn, this determines whether you can receive temporary partial disability benefits, temporary total disability…
Arizona workers’ compensation is intended to help those suffering from work-related injuries or disabling conditions. However, it may be unclear if workers’ compensation will cover new injuries sustained after you’ve returned to work. The answer depends on the nature of…
