Firm News
Did you know that to have an accepted worker’s comp claim for a heart condition, or a stroke the injured worker must have experienced “some injury, stress or exertion related to the employment” that “was a substantial contributing cause” of…
FYI, folks Don and I will be appearing on “Legalease with Dennis Wilenchik” on KFNX 1100 AM tomorrow between 4 p.m., and 5 p.m. Please listen and feel free to call in. http://www.wb-law.com/legaleas…
Be careful who you hire for home improvement projects! http://www.rocklintoday.com/ne…
Reports of fraudulent worker’s compensation claims rose 24% in the first quarter of 2011 versus 2010. Have you ever known someone that filed a fraudulent worker’s compensation claim? No names please, just stories. http://blogs.wsj.com/in-charge…
Here’s our new video that will be posted on the Firm’s web site. We’re open to feedback! http://link.brightcove.com/ser…
Arizona is an “at-will” state. Did you folks know that means that your employer can basically terminate you for any reason at any time (unless they violate the Civil Rights Act)? What do you think of that? Chime in, please.
Folks, driving a company vehicle doesn’t necessarily make any injuries you incur while driving the car/truck work-related. There are a lot of factors that go into the analysis such as whether you are paid for your time to and from…
Social Security Tip of the Day – Subpoenas are allowed in SS cases. However, they are not routinely issued. The reasons are that they are seldom requested; attorneys often request subpoenas when they really don’t need them, and judges are…
Lately, we have heard from many injured workers (IW) complaining that their case managers are telling them they cannot switch doctors when the IW is unhappy with current treatment. This is an outright lie, unless the employer is self-insured under…
