Maximum Workers’ Compensation Benefit Payment for 2023 The average monthly wage statutory maximum payment per month in 2023 for Arizona injured employees on workers’ compensation is $5,393.37, up from $5,161.12 in 2022. That is an increase of $232.25 per month, or about 4.5 percent from 2022,...
Machine Maintenance Schedules are Essential to Safety Any kind of tools and machines required to do your job while at work should be checked after every use. If you see any kind of deterioration, such as thinning of parts when worn down, dirt, and other substances...
When the Invisible Toxin Makes You Ill It is important that your workplace should be regularly cleaned and even sanitized where applicable. If there is one outcome learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, it would be that the cleaner and more sanitized your work environment is, the...
The “Intent to File” Notification When a worker is injured in a workplace accident (including on the road), there may be a situation where the employee cannot file a claim for Arizona’s workers’ compensation right away. The worker may be unconscious in the hospital, due to...
Proving Work-Based Stress and PTSD Issues is Difficult When we speak of stress-related injuries, we could immediately think of our police officers, firefighters, and emergency room first responders who are, sometimes, the last line of defense against any one of us ending up dead. Along with...
About Tort Liability About a century ago and before workers’ compensation was ever thought of, workers only had one recourse to compensation for injuries and losses. The injured could file a tort case against the employer and usually win the case. That is until negligence became...
Long-Haul Truck Drivers Must Continuously Monitor Weather Reports We know that employers want their deliveries done on time which means they want you to shave time by going faster and possibly carrying a second alternating driver next to you. But your safety must come first above...
Is Theft of Time a Crime? Employers might say “yes” but it would be too expensive to prosecute an employee in hopes of getting the money back. Most employers will simply fire the employee once they uncover the evidence. However, where it can get tricky is...
Stress is a Part of Life that Everyone Experiences Short-term stress can happen anywhere at any time. You are driving on the highway in the middle lane, and someone comes speeding up on your left side and passes you. Suddenly, that car does a nearly 45-degree...
Aftermath of a Work-Related Injury Employees who have had work-related injuries, spend the first part of their recovery worrying only about recovering physically and getting back to one’s former active persona. Yet, as recovery continues forward, workers can feel fear about going back to do the...
