In its basic terms, Arizona’s worker's compensation law seems pretty straightforward. It mandates that an injured or deceased worker (or his or her survivors) receive specified medical and financial benefits if the injury or death resulted from a work-related accident. As in other states, an...
Though they were a rarity only a few decades ago, it is hard to imagine a world without so-called “specialty” coffee stores. From its single location in 1971, industry leader Starbucks has grown from a single Seattle store to a corporate giant with nearly 30,000...
Workers’ compensation cases put the interests of the injured worker and the employer at crossroads. This can make dealing with your employer critical as well as extremely stressful. But if you act professionally and follow the rules, you would get what you deserve. Here are a...
Too many times employees make decisions about workers’ compensation without understanding the ramifications. Sometimes they will wait forever to go to a doctor for an injury they received at work. Other times, they simply don’t understand that they do qualify for benefits and so they...
Have you been the victim of medical malpractice? Do you need a Phoenix personal injury lawyer to represent your best interests? Should you attempt to settle your case on your own out of court? Is it even worth suing for malpractice? These are some of the...
Your workers’ comp case in Arizona may be dismissed if you do not comply with certain procedures and you do not have a lawyer on your side. One of the main reasons why people hire work comp attorneys is because of interrogatories and notice of deposition. For...
“Telemedicine” is defined by Arizona statutes as: “the practice of health care delivery, diagnosis, consultation and treatment and the transfer of medical data through interactive audio, video or data communications that occur in the physical presence of the patient, including audio or video communications sent to...
It is your responsibility to protect your rights. The Workers’ Compensation system was developed to provide you with quick and adequate coverage for illness, or injuries sustained at your place of work. Under common law, workers could only claim compensation by filing a lawsuit against their...
In addition to the spectrum of injuries which may befall Arizona workers, the state's workers' compensation law provides benefits to workers who contract work-related occupational illnesses. Examples include healthcare workers who contract hepatitis or tuberculosis and those exposed to coal dust who are diagnosed with...
In an earlier post we briefly summarized the benefits to which a worker who suffers a work-related injury is entitled under Arizona's workers' compensation law. Among these, as in most states, are the “reasonable and necessary” costs of medical treatment. In this post, we discuss...