There are very few situations in which you would want to sue your employer if you were injured on the job. As employers provide workers’ compensation to all employees, regardless of fault in Arizona, you would not have a case against the employer. But there...
When a worker becomes ill or has a workplace accident, one of the major factors, aside from getting the medical claim benefits approved, is evaluating the environment the worker lives and works in. First, the recovering worker must have access to healthy food that aids...
Workers' compensation pays for injuries and illnesses that occur on the job. But you can be injured in a car accident or come down with some illness that puts you out of work, which is not related to work. If either of these events happens...
Arizona’s Liability Law: A.R.S. Title 23. Labor § 23-1023 Not all jobs take place on the employer’s worksite. Some businesses require that employees go to another site to do their work, such as window washers, or a construction site of another employer. Some situations require that...
Traffic or transportation accidents are the most common injuries that any company faces, as there are numerous factors that can go wrong, no matter how many precautions are taken. The general rule when a transportation accident occurs, and a worker is injured, the employer is...
The Arizona Telemedicine Council (ATC) Telemedicine has become a very important service to the public who need help with medical issues but have limited direct access to doctors and hospitals because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Arizona Telemedicine Council (ATC) began in 1996 under legislation initiated...
Here are a few commonsense tips to help you navigate the weeks ahead during the COVID-19 pandemic. You should always check the website for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to remain up to date with federal procedures currently in place. Things can...
Physical injuries that occur while on the job, are easy to diagnose, treat, and provide a recovery program back to better health. Diseases can take longer to diagnose because many are unseen until symptoms become evident enough that the worker must go to the doctor...
We tend to think that construction sites and manufacturing plants have a propensity for accidents with heavy machinery, falling off scaffolds, or driving 18-wheelers down the highway. Yes, those accidents are there, but so are ones recorded for the retail industry. The most common claims come...
Power of Attorney Many people put aside getting the needed paperwork completed and filed that could help in situations where a person is injured so badly, that the person cannot function or make important decisions. That is why having a durable power of attorney documents in...
