Category Archives: Workers’ Comp

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 […]

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’ […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Huntsville has overtaken Birmingham as Alabama’s largest city, with a population of 215,006, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Huntsville’s population grew by 2.1 percent – or close to 6,000 people – between 2019 and 2020. The Huntsville metropolitan area grew by another 4,000 people. That’s one of the fastest growth rates in the country, […]