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Failure to Report Injury ‘Forthwith’ doesn’t Doom Worker’s Claim
Failure to Report Injury ‘Forthwith’ doesn’t Doom Worker’s Claim

Case File A worker didn't report his injury "forthwith" as required by Arizona law, but that didn't spell doom for his workers' compensation benefits. Simply Research subscribers have access to the full text of the […]
What Do You Think: Could Ariz. Youth Mentor Shot by Stalker Sue Employer for Unsafe Workplace?
What Do You Think: Could Ariz. Youth Mentor Shot by Stalker Sue Employer for Unsafe Workplace?

Phoenix, AZ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When someone an employee knows outside of work comes to the workplace and injures her, the injury is often not compensable because it’s not work-connected. In that situation, a court is […]
Medical Evidence Disconnects Ariz. Worker’s Carpal Tunnel from AutoZone Work
Medical Evidence Disconnects Ariz. Worker’s Carpal Tunnel from AutoZone Work

Phoenix, AZ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When a worker's wrist problems sent him into surgery, did he have enough medical evidence to establish a compensable injury? According to the court in, Johnson v. Industrial Commission of Arizona, […]
Can QuickTrip Clerk Secure Benefits for Fainting Spell that Led to Traumatic Brain Injury? 
Can QuickTrip Clerk Secure Benefits for Fainting Spell that Led to Traumatic Brain Injury? 

Phoenix, AZ -- (WorkersCompensation.com) Usually, a worker cannot secure workers’ compensation benefits for a fall at work that arises from a condition personal to himself, such as syncope (fainting) unrelated to any work condition. But […]
Do You Know the Rule? Ariz. Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem for Minor or Incapacitated Claimant
Do You Know the Rule? Ariz. Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem for Minor or Incapacitated Claimant

Phoenix, AZ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In Arizona, when it appears that a workers' compensation claimant is a minor or incapacitated person, the commission may appoint a guardian ad litem to represent the best interests of the […]
Glossary Check: Ariz. ‘Risk’ Categories
Glossary Check: Ariz. ‘Risk’ Categories

Phoenix, AZ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- For those who read our recent summary on the case of a worker in Arizona who died from getting COVID on the job, a part of the court's analysis dealt with […]
Ariz. Worker’s Death from COVID Ruled to Have Arisen from Job
Ariz. Worker’s Death from COVID Ruled to Have Arisen from Job

Phoenix, AZ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- While much of life and work has returned to what it looked like before 2020, there will always be reminders of how severe the pandemic was at its height. For example, […]
Do You Know the Rule? Ariz’s Presumption of Occupational Disease for Firefighters
Do You Know the Rule? Ariz’s Presumption of Occupational Disease for Firefighters

Phoenix, AZ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Beginning in 2001, the Arizona Legislature made it easier for firefighters (and fire investigators) seeking workers’ compensation to show that their job as a firefighter caused their cancer. Presumption of Occupational […]