By William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published February 15, 2017 | Posted in Uncategorized |
The Alabama Legislature is back in session, so you know what that means; time to attack the meager workers’ compensation benefits injured workers in Alabama are currently entitled to receive. In March of 2015, NPR and ProPublica ran an award winning series of reports on the dire straights of workers injured on the job as Read More
Read MoreAs usual, I was at my desk prior to the office opening reading various articles about workers’ compensation matters throughout the U.S., when I came upon an article titled “Don’t fall down on the job in Texas; Employer’s don’t have to provide injury coverage.” As I thought, the main thrust of the article was about Read More
Read MoreLast month we had a trial in Bessemer, AL. Our client had spent the last few decades of his life providing for his wife and family by being a tractor trailer truck driver. Unfortunately they suffered a serious job injury which required several surgeries, and once they reached maximum medical improvement, they were limited to Read More
Read MoreAs usual, the other day I was at my desk reading some articles about workers compensation issues when I came across one which listed the Top 10 Causes of the Most Disabling Workplace Injuries in the United States. According to this article, the Top 10 Causes of the Most Serious Job Injuries in America are Read More
Read MoreIf you are a truck driver for one of Alabama’s numerous transit companies (Alabama Freight, AMX Trucking, Boyd Brothers, Baggett Transportation, BPI Transportation, Malone Freight, Hanna Truck Lines, etc.), or an independent Owner Operator, you aren’t surprised to hear that according to reports issued by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Center for Disease Control, OSHA Read More
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