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Category Archives: Workers Compensation

Injured While Traveling For Work Outside of Arizona

Injured While Traveling For Work Outside of Arizona By Diana Robles, Associate Attorney           You may bring a workers compensation claim in Arizona in any of these three situations:   You reside in Arizona The company you work for is headquartered in Arizona You are injured at work while you are traveling outside of Arizona. …

Re-opening Your Claim

  Re-opening Your Claim By Dennis R. Kurth, Associate Attorney Certified Workers’ Compensation Specialist     One of the best features of the Arizona Workers’ Compensation law for claimants is the right to reopen a closed case for active medical treatment and temporary compensation anytime during the injured worker’s lifetime.  The statute requires that, in order …

SOCIAL MEDIA CAUTIONS

SOCIAL MEDIA CAUTIONS By Dennis R. Kurth, Associate Attorney Certified Workers’ Compensation Specialist Litigating workers’ compensation cases before the Industrial Commission can often be a highly partisan affair.  Because of the high financial stakes in a serious injury claim, carriers will underwrite expensive investigations and surveillance of workers’ compensation claimants.  The goal is to find contradictions …

Witnesses

Witnesses By X. Alex Carpio, Partner In most cases there is no need to have lay witnesses unless it involves the issue of compensability. Whether an injury occurred at work? Are you an employee or independent contractor? Did you report the injury to your supervisor? Did you seek medical attention right away? The questions posed …

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