I’m a positive guy. I try to see the glass as half full (or just twice as big as it needs to be…). I try to find the silver lining. So I thought I’d pass along the good news about the last three years of the Great Recession – Work Injuries Are Way Down!!! Yes, apparently, the more...
Jason Schecterle – Before and After Accident I recently came across an article in my favorite newspaper, the New Times, that made me chuckle as an Arizona Workers Compensation attorney. It had to do with the work injury claim of one of Arizona’s most beloved heroes, Jason Schecterle. For those who have lived here...
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Arizona Workers Compensation Information The attorneys at Snow and Carpio are an experienced advocate for the rights of Arizona workers. Arizona law requires almost all employers to carry workers compensation insurance. This insurance pays for medical treatment, rehabilitation therapy, lost wages, and some other expenses in the event a worker is injured on the job....
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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As we have discussed previously, any compensation that is paid to a worker injured on the job in Arizona is based on a percentage of that worker’s “average monthly wage” at the time of his or her industrial injury. In previous blog posts, I have discussed how the average monthly wage is calculated. This post...
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