On behalf of Jerome, Gibson, Stewart, Stevenson, Engle & Runbeck, P.C. | Oct 24, 2012 | Industrial Workers' Accidents
Bumble Bee Foods, located in a state the borders Arizona, made national news recently for a manufacturing accident that took the life of one of their long-time employees. The worker, who was skilled and had worked with that equipment for years, was found dead inside...
On behalf of Jerome, Gibson, Stewart, Stevenson, Engle & Runbeck, P.C. | Oct 17, 2012 | Industrial Workers' Accidents
Many Arizona residents work as “independent contractors.” An independent contractor may provide services to another person or company on a regular basis but does not thereby become an employee of that person or company. Common examples of...
On behalf of Jerome, Gibson, Stewart, Stevenson, Engle & Runbeck, P.C. | Oct 9, 2012 | Workplace Injuries
The mother of a man has sharply criticized OSHA, a federal agency which oversees workplace safety in Arizona and throughout the country, after it fined a company only $68,000 for the company’s role in a workplace accident that killed her son. The mother’s...
On behalf of Jerome, Gibson, Stewart, Stevenson, Engle & Runbeck, P.C. | Oct 5, 2012 | Construction Workers' Accidents
Workers in Arizona enjoy a no-fault workers’ compensation system. This means that whenever an employee is hurt at work, even if the injury is partially or mostly the employee’s own fault, the employee should receive appropriate workers’ compensation...
