Guides
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Claims Process
In Arizona workers' comp, the employer may send you to its doctor for one visit, after which you generally choose your own. Here is how choosing and changing doctors works, and the self-insured exception.
October 15, 2026
Claims Process
What A.R.S. § 23-1062 says about medical care, interpreter services, travel reimbursement and when the first workers' comp payment is due in Arizona.
October 9, 2026
Wage Benefits
A.R.S. § 23-1044 pays permanent partial disability two ways: a fixed schedule for listed injuries, and an earning-capacity formula for everything else. How the two categories differ.
October 4, 2026
Claims Process
If an Arizona workers' compensation claim is denied, A.R.S. § 23-947 generally gives 90 days to request a hearing. What counts as filed, what happens if the deadline is missed, and the narrow exceptions.
September 29, 2026
Wage Benefits
Arizona pays 66⅔% of your "average monthly wage" for temporary total disability under A.R.S. § 23-1045 — but a separate statute, A.R.S. § 23-1041, defines and caps that wage figure. Here's how the two work together.
September 23, 2026
Claims Process
Arizona workers' compensation claims must be filed with the Industrial Commission of Arizona within one year under A.R.S. § 23-1061. What the reporting and filing steps look like, and why acting early helps.
September 16, 2026
Basics
Workers' compensation covers work injuries regardless of fault — but when someone other than your employer caused the injury, a separate third-party claim may also exist.
August 23, 2026