When COVID-19 impacted our world and caused massive business shutdowns, many were left wondering what to do next. Hardest hit were the manufacturing and production companies requiring that employees work together on production lines, such as meat factories, automotive industries, and more. Businesses deemed essential...
Did you know that you are legally entitled to your medical records? If not, start now collecting all your records and keeping them filed by date, month, and year. See if you can get any backlogs of your records too, to include in your files....
A recently-announced settlement between a nationwide mail-order prescription company and the State of Massachusetts shows that Injured Workers Pharmacy (IWP) will be paying $11 million to the state for violating state consumer protection laws. IWP, which is incorporated in Massachusetts, conducts its main business in Andover,...
Overtime refers to the time you work, outside your normal scheduled hours, if those hours make your weekly work hours total to more than 40 hours of work done. Many employers pay hourly employees a higher rate for overtime than their normal wage. Arizona follows the FLSA...
If you were injured in a workplace accident for an Arizona employer and you filed a workers’ compensation claim, could you be fired? The short answer is yes, but there are conditions. Arizona is an “employment-at-will” and “right-to-work” state which has two different meanings. While it...
If you have been recalled back to work by your employer, check to see first if testing for the virus is required before stepping foot in the front door. If not, you may want to get yourself tested, just for your own records, so you...
Just when it seemed that life might be returning to “normal” after COVID-19 stay-at-home orders expired on May 15th, 20202, it appears that new cases of the coronavirus are appearing daily in Arizona. As of June 7th, there are now 1,438 new cases of COVID-19...
Workplace accidents come with many issues attached to the event. Where there is a serious life-threatening injury and the circumstances surrounding the event are more than just the workplace itself, the evidence must show that a third-party entity may also be involved. A sample situation...
Introduction A recent case out of Tennessee highlighted several issues concerning the physical deterioration of a body part over time, that of hearing loss due to extreme shop noise. In the case of Kevin W. Taylor versus G.UB.MK Constructors in Knoxville, Tennessee, Taylor had sued for hearing loss...
Few people are prepared for the physical and emotional impact of a work injury. No one wants to deal with time missed from work, doctors’ visits, or managing the legal aspects of the claim. To make it simpler for you, here is the truth about...
