Congratulations
to the
Snow and Carpio Soccer Team
for advancing to the next round in the play-offs!
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Look Who's Coming to a Magazine Near You!
Snow and Carpio, PLC
and our Attorneys Chad Snow, Alex Carpio and Erica Gonzalez-Melendez
will be featured in the July 2012 issue of Attorney at Law magazine!
Look for the article about our firm, photos of of our attorneys and information on our community activism and our amazing legal team!
Blog updated by April Snow, Office Manager
Safety Tip of the Day:
Safety Tip of the Day:
Don’t eat at your workstation and in front of your computer.
Eating in the workplace saves time but, be sure though that it is not done near computers and other electrical equipment.
Accidents caused by water must be avoided at all cost.
Monday, February 20, 2012
Arizona Legislature Tries to Screw Injured Workers
There is an old saying that while you might not take an interest in politics, politics definitely takes an interest in you. That is very true for injured workers during this session of the Arizona legislature. Two bills in particular could result in very negative changes for those injured on the job. Representative Karen Fann from Prescott has introduced the bills, almost definitely at the behest of ALEC, a national organization funded by large corporations that tries to enact changes in state legislatures which will enrich said large corporations, often at the expense of working people.
The first bill would force all injured workers to treat with doctors chosen for them by the insurance carriers - a sort of workers comp HMO. You can imagine the disastrous results this would cause for injured workers. Most carriers would enlist a panel of extremely conservative doctors whose primary concern would be to cut costs for the carrier in order to maintain the relationship. These doctors would provide a minimal amount of treatment and then tell the worker that they are fine and can go back to full work - even if they aren't. This happens all the time currently when workers allow their care to be directed by the insurance company.
The second bill would force treating doctors to follow pre-determined guidelines set by an out-of-state group - again with the goal being cost reductions for the carrier. It would remove any independent judgement on the part of the doctor and severely limit their ability to treat injured workers according to their experience and on a case by case basis.
As soon as Karen Fann and the rest of the legislature enlists in an HMO where their doctors are told what treatment they can do, I'll advise my clients to follow right behind. In the meantime, we'll keep fighting!
Chad T. Snow and X. Alex Carpio are attorneys who limit their practice to workers compensation and Social Security Disability. With offices in Phoenix and Tucson Arizona. They can be reached at (602) 532-0700 or (520) 647-9000.
The first bill would force all injured workers to treat with doctors chosen for them by the insurance carriers - a sort of workers comp HMO. You can imagine the disastrous results this would cause for injured workers. Most carriers would enlist a panel of extremely conservative doctors whose primary concern would be to cut costs for the carrier in order to maintain the relationship. These doctors would provide a minimal amount of treatment and then tell the worker that they are fine and can go back to full work - even if they aren't. This happens all the time currently when workers allow their care to be directed by the insurance company.
The second bill would force treating doctors to follow pre-determined guidelines set by an out-of-state group - again with the goal being cost reductions for the carrier. It would remove any independent judgement on the part of the doctor and severely limit their ability to treat injured workers according to their experience and on a case by case basis.
As soon as Karen Fann and the rest of the legislature enlists in an HMO where their doctors are told what treatment they can do, I'll advise my clients to follow right behind. In the meantime, we'll keep fighting!
Chad T. Snow and X. Alex Carpio are attorneys who limit their practice to workers compensation and Social Security Disability. With offices in Phoenix and Tucson Arizona. They can be reached at (602) 532-0700 or (520) 647-9000.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
I'm Baaaaaaaack!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
After a prolonged absence from the blog, I'm back to make periodic observations about workers compensation issues in Arizona. For the last few months, I've been dedicating much of my time to the successful recall of state Senate President Russell Pearce, of which I served as Chairman. More about that in a later blog. I'll also be updating everyone on the recent activity at the legislature and a number of bills that have been introduced which would significantly reduce the rights of injured workers to select their own medical providers. My partner, Alex Carpio, has led the charge against those bills and appears to be having some success. I will also start making some posts on issues regarding Social Security Disability, which Snow & Carpio has added as a practice area in the last two years. A lot has happened so look forward to more frequent posts on these and several other issues.
Chad T. Snow is an attorney limiting his practice to the representation of injured and disabled workers in Arizona. His firm is the only workers compensation firm with offices in both Phoenix and Tucson and can be reached at (602) 532-0700 or (520) 647-9000.
Chad T. Snow is an attorney limiting his practice to the representation of injured and disabled workers in Arizona. His firm is the only workers compensation firm with offices in both Phoenix and Tucson and can be reached at (602) 532-0700 or (520) 647-9000.
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