If you have fallen ill or been injured because of your work, you may be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. Workers’ compensation benefits may include payment for some lost wages and medical expenses. Generally, to qualify for workers’ compensation benefits, you must meet four criteria:
1. You must be an employee.
2. Your employer must retain workers’ compensation insurance.
3. The injury or illness that you sustained must have been related to work.
4. You must report the injury and file a workers’ compensation claim by Arizona’s deadline.
However, this is only the general rule. There are special rules for other types of employees, such as seasonal workers, workers placed with an employer by a temp agency, domestic workers, farmworkers. If you or someone you know has fallen ill or sustained injuries because of work, contact the experienced personal injury attorneys at Wattel & York for your free case evaluation. We are here to help you obtain the workers’ compensation benefits that you are entitled to.
