Pollart Miller congratulates Attorney Megan Bornmann as our new Non-Equity Member to lead the Arizona workers’ compensation practice.

The claimant operated a front-loader truck for Waste Management of Colorado (Employer). The claimant alleged that in July 2020, he was injured while stepping down from his truck. Although the claimant’s leg hurt and his elbow was bruised, he told Employer that he did not believe he was seriously injured. The claimant declined medical treatment and signed a medical treatment refusal form.

In Rockwell Collins, Old Republic Insurance Co. v. Industrial Commission of Arizona, Bryan The claimant, the Arizona Court of Appeals affirmed an award of the Industrial Commission of Arizona (ICA) that allowed the claimant to continue receiving workers' compensation benefits for a work-related respiratory condition.

Arizona's recent updates to the occupational disease presumption provisions in the workers' compensation statute strengthen the legal presumption that certain cancers diagnosed in qualifying firefighters and fire investigators are work-related.

The claimant sustained an admitted work injury to his lower back and then relocated to Texas. The provider in Texas submitted a request for prior authorization for surgery. The adjuster issued a denial that simply stated the surgery was denied. The denial did not comply with Rule 16.

In this claim, Respondents were issued a penalty for failure to pay the CUE fund as part of an earlier penalty resolution that occurred over six months prior. This penalty order was part of a series of orders from the Division regarding failure to pay funds into the CUE fund at the time of the penalty or settlement.

The claimant was a CDL driver for the employer, who worked in the frac heating department during the winter. At approximately 4:00 AM one morning, during an overnight shift, the claimant alleged that he was lifting frozen hoses when he felt a pop in his lower back and had pain.

The claimant who had a long history of balance issues, attendance issues, and poor job performance reported to work first thing in the morning seven hours before her scheduled shift. The claimant clocked in and then immediately went to the ladies’ room where she claimed she slipped and fell.

Pollart Miller Attorney Eric Pollart received the 2026 Professionals in Workers' Compensation (PWC) President's Lifetime Achievement Award.

Returning an injured worker to modified duty is a top priority in the administration of a workers’ compensation claim, and it can be a complicated process in Colorado under WCRP Rule 6, Offer of Modified Duty.