The statute of limitations in Arizona is set at two years for all personal injury claims. It is one year for libel or slander claims, which are a subset of personal injury law. Some exceptions may apply when it takes longer than a year for a...
Read moreHave You Been Denied Long Term Disability Insurance?
Having a lawyer involved from the beginning shows the insurance company that you are serious about this claim. Companies treat an attorney differently than they treat an insured. The company knows it needs to do everything by the book. The claims...
Read moreAre Companies Liable to Workers Who Pass COVID-19 to Family?
Do businesses have an obligation to those who have never been at a worksite? Courts have split on the issue, which will likely be raised in new lawsuits alleging that negligence led workers to become ill and pass on the COVID-19 virus to family...
Read moreDid You Lose Your Health Insurance Because of the Coronavirus? Here’s What To Do
More than 26 million people filed unemployment claims with the U.S. Department of Labor over the five-week period ending April 18. This unprecedented number of filings may climb if more businesses lay off workers as the economic fallout from the...
Read moreTelecommunting: Is It a Reasonable Accommodation During COVID-19?
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, working from home has become the new normal for many employees. But many businesses are also pushing to return to normal, even in areas where the outbreak still isn’t contained. Many workers are facing...
Read more5 Tips For Injured Workers
Unlike other more sophisticated clients, representing injured workers can be uniquely challenging. Every worker who comes into your office is hurt, scared, broke and doesn’t do paperwork well. Every worker who comes into your office has...
Read moreCan You Be Fired for Filing a Workers’ Compensation Claim?
Workers’ compensation provides no-fault insurance benefits to employees who suffer injuries or illnesses as a result of job-related incidents. Under the workers’ compensation system, employees or their dependents are entitled to medical...
Read moreForced to Resign After Workplace Injury?
They happen even when best efforts are made by employers to provide a safe workplace and workers are performing their job in a safe manner. When a worker gets injured on the job, there are new pressures on both the employer and the worker. The...
Read moreCOVID-19 May Affect Arizona Workers’ Compensation For Essential Workers
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on the lives of all Americans, and the state of Arizona has been hit particularly hard. Under Doug Ducey state reopening, Arizona has seen an alarming increase of COVID -19 cases. If you are one of...
Read moreIs It Possible to Reopen My Arizona Workers’ Compensation Claim?
Workers’ compensation claims sometimes need to go through a reopening stage after originally closed because of reoccurring injuries, worse bodily harm suffered or an industrial disease or condition that becomes even worse. With the help of a...
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