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Ariz. Court: Drunken Injuries Get WC Benefits

The Arizona Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, voted yesterday to overturn a state law that would deny workers' compensation benefits to employees injured ...

By Matt Brady | Updated on February 25, 2005

The Arizona Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, voted yesterday to overturn a state law that would deny workers’ compensation benefits to employees injured on the job who test positive for drugs or alcohol.

In its ruling, the court found that the law violated Article 18 section 8 of the state constitution, which established a no-fault workers’ comp system that provided benefits to injured workers without consideration of any fault on their part provided the injury occurred during the course of their employment.

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