To mark the joyous holiday season, Brian Clymer Attorney at Law will close at noon on Christmas Eve and reopen for regular business hours, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., on Monday, December 28. We will also close at noon on Thursday, December 31, for New Year's holiday. Regular...
Compassionate Guidance For Workers’ Compensation and Social Security Disability
Year: 2020
Industrial Commission: Carriers must investigate COVID-19 claims before denying
In our April 15th blog posting we urged Arizona to adopt a workers' compensation rebuttable presumption that first responders, healthcare workers, and essential "front-line" workers who contract COVID-19 have their workers' compensation claims accepted, unless the...
In-person visits to Industrial Commission remain suspended
With in-person visits still suspended, injured workers must navigate the Industrial Commission's online services and have hearings via Google Hangout with judges. The Industrial Commission's online services include: Online Fillable Forms - The ICA website...
Minnesota, Illinois adopt presumptive coverage for most front line employees who contract COVID-19. Should Arizona be next? Yes.
Certain workers from Minnesota and Illinois who are most susceptible to COVID-19 exposure can breathe a sigh of relief. Why? Minnesota has enacted legislation that creates a rebuttable presumption that if certain employees contract COVID-19 their disease is presumed...
Not just an ending but a place to begin — ‘Praise Song for the Pandemic’
We wanted to share this beautiful poem with video because we value its message of lifting up the importance of everyday working women and men who toil for our common good and the need to be compassionate for the vulnerable people in our society. We hope that it lifts...
Social Security recipients will receive economic stimulus payment; no need to file tax return, Treasury Secretary confirms
The U.S. Treasury Department quickly cleared up confusion about whether Social Security recipients would have to file a tax return in order to receive the economic stimulus payment from the government. On April 1, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin explained, "Social...
COVID-19: First responders, healthcare providers, front line workers who test positive should have workers’ comp claim evaluated
As the sweep of COVID-19 makes its way across Arizona, healthcare and front line workers face increased risk of exposure to the virus, which has killed nearly 4,000 Americans as of March 31. In Arizona, about 1,300 cases have been confirmed, along with 24 deaths....
In break from ’16 campaign promise, Trump looks to cut $10 billion from Social Security disability insurance benefits
A president's budget is sign of an administration's priorities, and President Trump's proposed budget bears no good news for America's disabled workers, seniors, children, and poor. At the recent World Economic Forum in Davos, President Trump signaled his...
Expect more delays from an ICA saddled with makeshift management system
Launched in May 2019, the new "ICA Community" online portal is not working as promised -- for injured workers, defendant insurance carriers, and even for the Industrial Commission's own employees. It begs the question: What will Industrial Commissioners Dale Schultz,...