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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When are permanent benefits not really permanent? When they are received as a result of an on-the-job injury in Arizona. As I have discussed before, there are two different kinds of permanent injuries in Arizona workman’s compensation claims. Scheduled injuries are those that involve a specific body part that is listed on the schedule of...
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If you were sitting around munching on Cheetos wondering if you could get the workers’ compensation carrier to pay for your marijuana, you are sorely mistaken. In a blow to stoners injured on the job everywhere, SCF recently put out an official statement that they will not cover medical marijuana even if the injured worker...