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...
Compassionate Guidance For Workers’ Compensation and Social Security Disability
Month: April 2020
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....