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Category Archives: Compensation Payments

Workers’ Comp. Tip of the Day

To anyone bringing in significant income from tips, commissions, or bonuses, KEEP GOOD RECORDS in the event that you are one day injured and have to pursue a workers’ comp case! You see, many times servers and bartenders and other workers who bring in significant income from tips end up experiencing improper wage calculations and …

How Long Does Insurance Co. Have to Send Me My Check In AZ Work Comp Claim

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. …

New Average Monthly Wage for 2010 Arizona Work Injuries

The Industrial Commission of Arizona has come out with the new statutory maximum average monthly wage for all injuries occurring in 2012.  The new maximum wage will be $4,062.29. Breaking Down the Increase This is the highest monthly earnings that can be considered in calculating any kind of compensation in an Arizona Workers’ Compensation case. …

What Compensation Am I Entitled To?

Workers’ compensation pays limited benefits. Generally, any medical expense related to the injury must be covered. You are also entitled to a percentage of your lost wages for time away from work. There are three stages to an accepted workers’ compensation claim: temporary total disability (TTD), temporary partial disability (TPD), and permanent partial disability (PPD). …

Tiebreaker IME’s in Arizona Workers Comp Cases

One issue that is frequently litigated in Arizona work injury claims is whether or not additional medical care is necessary or not and whether or not it is related to the industrial injury. Usually there is a treating doctor on the side of the applicant wanting to perform additional care and a defense medical expert …

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