Matt Fendon Law Group Legal Blog

The answer to this question is “yes”. There is a provision in the Arizona workers’ compensation laws that says an injured worker can petition the Industrial Commission of Arizona to settle a permanent disability award that is being paid on a scheduled basis. What this means is an injured worker that has a knee injury,…

In Social Security disability cases in Phoenix, non‑examining doctors are also known as medical experts that are typically hired by the Social Security Administration to testify in administrative hearings. They are medical doctors that testify and offer expert opinions even though they never examined the claimant personally. The medical examiner typically examines the records sent…

In Arizona, travel reimbursement is part of a covered medical benefit when you have an Arizona workers’ compensation case. With serious injuries or any injuries for that matter, an injured worker is often required to travel frequently for his or her medical care. There was a case recently involving a Flagstaff resident. He suffered injuries…

If someone dies on the job, are their dependents entitled to benefits in Arizona? The answer to this is “yes”. If you, a loved one, or a friend are killed while working in Arizona, your dependents may be entitled to benefits under the Arizona Workers’ Compensation Act. These are referred to as “death benefits.” If…

In order to qualify for Social Security Disability in Arizona, a claimant must be disabled for 12 months or expected to be disabled for 12 months. What this means is the impairment must last or expected to last for 12 months and may be met even though there is a recovery that is expected to…

An Arizona employer is defined as someone who “regularly or predictably” hires help in conjunction with their business. As an injured worker, to acquire workers’ compensation benefits in Arizona, you have to be working for an employer covered under the Workers’ Compensation Act. Other cases have said that an employer must employ workers “regularly in…

Fendon Law Firm, P.C. has moved to a new location! In an effort to get closer to our clients within the area, we have chosen a location in the heart of Flagstaff just across the street from the Coconino County Superior Court. Our Flagstaff office is now located at the following address: 223 N San…

The “bunkhouse rule” says that an employee who is required to live on the employer’s premises and who suffers an injury while using those premises in a reasonable manner has an accepted workers’ compensation claim even if he or she were technically off duty at the time. Please keep in mind that this rule does…

The main answer to this question is the lowering of approval rates by Arizona Social Security judges. The approval rates on disability cases in Arizona has plummeted in the last 5 years. The average approval rate is about 45 percent if you factor in all of the judges’ approval rates on Social Security disability cases…

If you’re injured on the job in Arizona, the presumptive period for which your wages should be set for workers’ comp benefits is the 30 days before the accident. When you are on workers’ comp benefits in Arizona, you receive 66-2/3 percent of your average monthly wage in disability benefits if you are unable to…