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If you have an accepted workers’ compensation case in Phoenix, and you are on a light duty status per your employer, you can file for unemployment benefits if you were terminated from your employment. However, keep in mind, any benefits…

In Social Security disability cases in Phoenix, non‑examining doctors are also known as medical experts that are typically hired by the Social Security Administration to testify in administrative hearings. They are medical doctors that testify and offer expert opinions even…

In Arizona, travel reimbursement is part of a covered medical benefit when you have an Arizona workers’ compensation case. With serious injuries or any injuries for that matter, an injured worker is often required to travel frequently for his or…

If someone dies on the job, are their dependents entitled to benefits in Arizona? The answer to this is “yes”. If you, a loved one, or a friend are killed while working in Arizona, your dependents may be entitled to…

In order to qualify for Social Security Disability in Arizona, a claimant must be disabled for 12 months or expected to be disabled for 12 months. What this means is the impairment must last or expected to last for 12…

An Arizona employer is defined as someone who “regularly or predictably” hires help in conjunction with their business. As an injured worker, to acquire workers’ compensation benefits in Arizona, you have to be working for an employer covered under the…

The answer to that question is most likely “yes”. If you are assaulted by a co‑employee it will typically fall under Arizona workers’ compensation benefits. There are a few rules that apply to assaults in the workplace, but the general…

Fendon Law Firm, P.C. has moved to a new location! In an effort to get closer to our clients within the area, we have chosen a location in the heart of Flagstaff just across the street from the Coconino County…

The “bunkhouse rule” says that an employee who is required to live on the employer’s premises and who suffers an injury while using those premises in a reasonable manner has an accepted workers’ compensation claim even if he or she…

The main answer to this question is the lowering of approval rates by Arizona Social Security judges. The approval rates on disability cases in Arizona has plummeted in the last 5 years. The average approval rate is about 45 percent…