Arizona's Work Injury Firm
This Thursday and Friday, August 11th and 12th, the Industrial Commission of Arizona will hold their annual claims seminar. The seminar will be held at the Wigwam Resort and Spa in West Phoenix. The Thursday schedule is filled with presentations by Industrial Commission employees on issues including claims processing, notifications, average monthly wage, and the administrative...
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One of the most important things we do as Arizona workers compensation attorneys is helping clients decide whether and when to settle their case. Arizona work injury claims can be settled by a process called a Compromise and Settlement Agreement. Usually, there is a requirement that a bona fide dispute exists between the parties to...
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Welcome to the newest member of the Arizona’s Work Injury Firm family! Bernadette Guzman joins the firm as the Litigation Paralegal for Chad Snow.
I recently had a potential client where the injured worker worked for very short, intense periods with the Employer, during one of such periods he injured his right shoulder. During the times he wasn’t working for the Employer, he would work for himself. The carrier set the wage-based only on the wages earned during the...
As I’ve discussed in other posts, there are several types of compensation in an Arizona Work Injury claim. The most common is temporary total or temporary partial compensation, which is compensation that is paid while the injured worker is receiving active medical care and is either on a no-work status or light duty status respectively....
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