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Healthcare Workers and Back Injuries
Healthcare Workers and Back Injuries Did you know that healthcare workers suffer job injuries to their back and neck in a greater percentage than any other industries? Healthcare workers (such as nurses, certified nurses’ assistants (CNA), physical therapists, etc) know this, but most workers think that people who work in construction or manufacturing suffer the Read More
Read MoreAlabama Workers Comp Questions: (12) What are TTD Benefits: Temporary total disability benefits?
Alabama Workers Comp Questions: (12) What are TTD Benefits: Temporary total disability benefits? Temporary total disability (TTD) benefits is the name given to the workers’ compensation check a worker who was injured at work receives during the period of time they are unable to work due to their job injuries. TTD benefits have three defining Read More
Read MoreAlabama Workers Compensation Questions: (11) I want a second opinion about whether I need surgery:
Alabama Workers Compensation Questions: (11) I want a second opinion about whether I need surgery: If you work in Alabama and have suffered a job injury, you are most likely entitled to benefits under Alabama’s Workers’ Comp law. Part of your rights under our Worker’ Compensation Law includes your right to medical treatment. As we Read More
Read MoreAlabama Workers Compensation Questions: (10) What if I don’t like the company doctor I am being sent to for treatment?
Alabama Workers Compensation Questions: (10) What if I don’t like the company doctor I am being sent to for treatment? Under Alabama’s Workers’ Compensation law, a person injured at work is free to see whomever he or she wants for treatment of their job injury, but generally the workers’ compensation insurance carrier is not obligated Read More
Read More[New Version] Social Security Disability Questions? Talk with a Lawyer
Talk with a Lawyer Not long ago I had to call the Social Security Administration Help line concerning our password which allows us access to our Social Security Disability clients’ electronic Social Security files. First I had the computer telling me what numbers to hit, and then was hung up on. I called back and Read More
Read MoreAlabama Workers Compensation Questions: (9) Does Workers Comp have to pay for all of my medical treatment?
Alabama Workers Compensation Questions: (9) Does Workers Comp have to pay for all of my medical treatment? As we discussed in our last blog, your employer’s workers compensation insurance carrier has to pay for any and all medical treatment which is reasonable and necessary given your injuries. Unfortunately, in the past few years getting the Read More
Read MoreSocial Security Disability: What is the Ticket to Work Program?
Just because you have been determined to be disabled does not mean that in time you will not be able to return to the work force. Of course, the government understands that one would be won’t to attempt to return to work if doing so meant their disability life line were immediately cut-that’s why the Read More
Read MoreAlabama Workers Compensation Questions: (8) Am I free to see my own doctor for treatment?
Alabama Workers Compensation Questions: (8) After suffering a job injury, am I free to see my own doctor for treatment? If you work in Alabama and have suffered a job injury, you are most likely entitled to benefits under Alabama’s Workers’ Comp Law. Part of your rights under our Worker’ Compensation Law includes your medical Read More
Read MoreAlabama Workers Compensation Questions: (7) What if I was off the clock when I was injured?
Alabama Workers Compensation Questions: (7) What if I was off the clock when I was injured? While the majority of job injuries occur while the injured worker was “on the clock,” it is not a mandatory requirement that the employee be clocked in prior to suffering their job injury. In Alabama, an injured employee’s “’employment Read More
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