Workers’ compensation is a system designed to provide benefits to employees who are injured or become ill as a result of their job. It is a no-fault system, meaning that employees are entitled to benefits regardless of who was at fault for the injury. Each state has its own workers’ compensation system, and in this […]
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Mar
Mar
Car accidents are a common occurrence on the roads of Alabama, and they can lead to significant physical, emotional, and financial damage to the parties involved. In such cases, insurance companies play a critical role in helping victims receive compensation for their losses. In this blog post, we will explore the role of insurance companies […]
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Jan
Jan
On-the-job injuries are generally compensated under Alabama’s workers’ compensation statutes. Those statutes require that an employer receive prompt notice of the accident’s occurrence. Many employees are afraid to report an on-the-job injury. Others are discouraged from filing notice. People are afraid that if they file a workers’ compensation claim they could be fired. While the […]
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Jan
Jan
Workers’ compensation is generally the only compensation employees are allowed for on-the-job injuries. Under workers’ compensation, workers are guaranteed specified damages for on-the-job injuries, so they don’t have to prove negligence or other wrongdoing by their employer. The tradeoff is that workers’ compensation is the only recovery and the remedies it provides are limited. Workers’ […]
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Jan
Jan
COVID-19 has caused many changes in the workplace. One of the biggest impacts is how a workplace is defined. Many jobs routinely done at an office have relocated to workers’ homes. While most employers have reopened their offices, many have become more flexible about where an employee can work. As a result, many are still […]
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Jan
Jan
Workers’ compensation is generally the only compensation employees who are injured on the job are entitled to. How workers’ compensation works is that workers are guaranteed specified damages for on-the-job injuries, so they don’t have to prove negligence or other wrongdoing by their employer. The tradeoff is what workers’ compensation covers. Workers’ compensation damages or […]
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Jan
Jan
If you are injured at work or on the job, you are probably entitled to workers’ compensation benefits, including medical treatment, compensation for lost wages, and compensation for any permanent disability. But when it comes to medical treatment, you may have questions that don’t have obvious answers, such as: What is a workers’ compensation […]
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Jan
Jan
Every year, thousands of injured workers wrongfully choose to resolve their workers’ compensation claim through the Benefit Review Conference (BRC) procedure, leaving huge sums of money to which they would otherwise be entitled unpaid. Insurance adjusters frequently make an offer to settle a workers’ compensation claim suggesting that the parties go through the BRC procedure […]
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Jan
Jan
Imagine this. You finally obtain a worker’s compensation award or are negotiating a settlement and you learn that someone else has a claim to your funds or that someone else must be paid from them. What? It’s a nasty little creature called subrogation. And there’s no avoiding it. But those who aren’t aware of it […]
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Jan
Jan
We are frequently asked whether an employer can require an employee out on workers’ comp disability to use leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). It’s a legitimate question but one with limited real application. The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take unpaid, job-protected leave […]
