NWCDN Members regularly post articles and summary judgements in workers’ compensations law in your state.
Select a state from the dropdown menu below to scroll through the state specific archives for updates and opinions on various workers’ compensation laws in your state.
Contact information for NWCDN members is also located on the state specific links in the event you have additional questions or your company is seeking a workers’ compensation lawyer in your state.
Arizona implemented several Workers’ Compensation
rules that took effect on December 6, 2025. This change includes Article 1, 2,
3, and 7 that have now been reorganized by divisions administering the rules
(Article 1 – Claims Division; Article 2 – Administrative Law Judge Division;
Article 3 – Commission Rules; Article 7 – Legal Division). The definition of
“Claimant” has been updated under R20-5-102 to “any person who is entitled to
apply for benefits under the Act.” The process of service via email between
parties with their consent is now included in R20-5-214. New rules under
Article 7 have been drafted to incorporate the established workers’
compensation fraud unit. Several other changes have been made including the
repeal of R20-5-133, R20-5-134, R20-5-135 and R20-5-147 that became unnecessary.
The full list of rule changes can be found on the Industrial Commission of
Arizona website.
On February 11, 2026, the Industrial Commission of
Arizona announced that a new and improved 108 Wage Form will be released soon.
By Jenny Green, Ritsema Law