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Could Worker who Filed 8 Days Late get Hearing to Keep Benefits off Chopping Block?
Could Worker who Filed 8 Days Late get Hearing to Keep Benefits off Chopping Block?

What Do You Think? In Arizona, an employer can generally convince a hearing officer to dismiss an employee’s hearing request if the request is untimely. This is the case even when the employer is seeking […]
How Does Arizona Handle Settlement of Claims, Supportive Medical Maintenance Benefits?
How Does Arizona Handle Settlement of Claims, Supportive Medical Maintenance Benefits?

Do You Know the Rule? The ins and outs of workers' compensation compliance can seem like many. For example, what are the rules regarding the settlement of claims and supportive medical maintenance benefits in Arizona? […]
Arizona Workers’ Compensation Contact Information
Arizona Workers’ Compensation Contact Information

State Offices Administrative Law Judge (Hearings) Phoenix800 W. Washington Street Phoenix 85007Phone: 602-542-5241Fax: 602-542-4135Email: Administrative Law Judge (Hearings) Tucson2675 E. Broadway Boulevard Tucson 85716Phone: 520-628-5188Fax: 520-628-5182Email: Administrative Law Judge Allen Shayo - Phoenix Phone: 602-542-3357Fax:Email: […]
How Does an Employee Request Reconsideration in Arizona?
How Does an Employee Request Reconsideration in Arizona?

Compliance Corner Phoenix, AZ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- What happens when an employee wants to seek reconsideration of a determination not to proceed in Arizona? That's one of many pieces of information that Simply Research subscribers have […]
Carrier’s Lack of Control Shows that Driver was Independent Contractor
Carrier’s Lack of Control Shows that Driver was Independent Contractor

Case File Because a carrier didn't hold control over how a driver did his work, what equipment he used, and the schedule he followed, the driver was an independent contractor and not an employee under […]
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, […]