By William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published August 6, 2026 | Posted in Uncategorized, Workers Compensation | Tagged Tags: Does an Employees Failure to Wear a Seat Belt Bar Alabama Workers Compensation Benefits? |
I Was Hit by Another Driver While Working—Do I Have a Workers’ Compensation Claim and a Car Accident Claim?
I Was Hit by Another Driver While Working—Do I Have a Workers’ Compensation Claim and a Car Accident Claim? Why One Work-Related Collision May Create Two Separate Legal Claims You are driving for work. Maybe you are making deliveries, maybe you are traveling to see a customer, maybe you are driving between job sites. Another Read More
Read MoreCan I Have Both a Workers Compensation Claim and a Personal Injury Claim?
Can I Have Both a Workers Compensation Claim and a Personal Injury Claim? Many Alabama Workers Injured on the Job May Have Two Separate Legal Claims You were hurt while working. Maybe another driver ran a red light. Perhaps a forklift operated by another company struck you. Maybe defective equipment failed or another contractor’s negligence Read More
Read MoreI Can’t Do My Old Job Anymore. Why Does Social Security Think I Can Do Another One? Transferability of Job Skills
I Can’t Do My Old Job Anymore. Why Does Social Security Think I Can Do Another One? Transferability of Job Skills One of the most frustrating things a disability claimant can hear is: “You can’t return to your old job, but Social Security believes you can perform other work.” Most people are left wondering “How Read More
Read MoreWhat Does It Mean for an Injury to “Arise Out of and Occur in the Ordinary Course of Employment”?
What Does It Mean for an Injury to “Arise Out of and Occur in the Ordinary Course of Employment”? If you have been injured at work in Alabama, you may hear someone say that your injury must “Arise out of and occur in the ordinary course of employment.” While this sounds like complicated legal language, Read More
Read MoreCan Artificial Intelligence Replace an Experienced Attorney
Can Artificial Intelligence Replace an Experienced Attorney? Twice this year I had to withdraw from representing clients—one in a Social Security Disability case and one in an Alabama workers’ compensation claim—because they believed that after getting on Chat GPT, CoPilot, Open AI or some other form of AI-they knew best how to proceed with their Read More
Read MoreHow Do I Prove My Job Caused My Injury?
How Do I Prove My Job Caused My Injury? Understanding Legal Causation, Medical Causation, and Proximate Cause in an Alabama Workers’ Compensation Claim You were hurt at work. Your doctor agrees that you have a real medical problem, but the workers’ compensation insurance company says: “That doesn’t mean your job caused it.” This can be Read More
Read MoreMy complaints of pain are being ignored
My complaints of pain are being ignored “It feels like no one is listening to me about my pain.” Unfortunately, this is something we hear far too often from Alabama workers who have suffered job-related injuries. After an on-the-job injury, most people want one simple thing: to heal, return to work, and continue providing for Read More
Read MoreResidual Functional Capacity (RFC): Where Many Social Security Disability Claims Are Won or Lost The Sequential Process
Residual Functional Capacity (RFC): Where Many Social Security Disability Claims Are Won or Lost Understanding Step Four of Social Security’s Five-Step Sequential Evaluation Process Part Five of Powell & Denny’s Guide to Social Security Disability Benefits “My doctor agrees I can’t do my old job anymore. Doesn’t that mean I should receive disability benefits?” Not Read More
Read MoreIn Alabama Workers’ Compensation Claims: It’s an Injury Report—Not an Accident Report
In Alabama Workers’ Compensation Claims: It’s an Injury Report—Not an Accident Report If you have been hurt at work in Alabama, one of the most important things you can do is properly report your injury. That may sound simple, but there is a distinction that often causes problems: You must report an injury—not just an Read More
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