Workers Compensation Notice Requirements for Employees – AZ

ARIZONA

Must Employee Give Notice of Injury or Illness to Employer? 

Yes

Must Notice Be in Writing?

State has no statutory requirements.

When Must Notice Be Given? 

Forthwith.

Exemptions to Notice Requirements

If employee is legally incapacitated, the statute is tolled for the duration of the incapacity.

Effect of Failure to Notify Employer

Claim may be barred if employer has not begun payment of compensation.

Other Provisions 

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Citation to Authority – Click here to view statutes:

Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 23-908

WC injury reports 

Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 23-1061

Notice of Accident