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Alabama Workers Compensation Questions: (29) Do I have to have Surgery if I don’t want it?
Alabama Workers Compensation Questions: (29) Do I have to have Surgery if I don’t want it? Do I have to have surgery if I don’t want it? If you have suffered a compensable job injury in Alabama, you have to see the company doctor. You are also obliged to cooperate with the treatment recommended by Read More
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Manic Depression
Bipolar disorder (also known as manic depression) is a serious medical condition which can, and in the attached article, Ms. Gardner explains just how the disorder can radically change one’s life and sometimes prevent the suffer from engaging in full time employment. Person’s suffering from bipolar disorder experience severe mood swings; from periods of crushing depression Read More
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Alabama Workers Compensation Questions: (28) What do I do if I have to Move?
Alabama Workers Compensation Questions: (28) What do I do if I have to Move? It is not uncommon for one of our workers compensation lawyers to speak with an injured worker who is concerned about their workers comp case because they have to move. Maybe their spouse has to move for their job; unfortunately, many Read More
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Alabama’s Statute of Limitations Explained
Alabama’s Statute of Limitations Explained If you suffered a workplace injury in Alabama, to have a compensable workers’ compensation claim, several hurdles have to be cleared: (1) the injured worker must actually be an employee of the defendant; (2) your employer must be subject to Alabama’s workers’ compensation laws; (3) you must show that (i) Read More
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Alabama Workers Compensation Questions: (27) Can I take a New Job while pursuing a workers’ compensation claim?
Alabama Workers Compensation Questions: (27) Can I take a New Job while pursuing a workers’ compensation claim? Of course you can, and if the new job is one you can perform and is better for you and your family, I believe you have an obligation to do what is best for you and yours. Suffering Read More
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Alabama Workers Compensation Questions: (26) How do I get Medical Treatment after suffering a Job Injury?
Alabama Workers Compensation Questions: (26) How do I get Medical Treatment after suffering a Job Injury? How do I get Medical Treatment? If you were hurt at work in Alabama, your employer has 5 or more employees and you reported your job injury (not just that you were involved in a job accident, but that Read More
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What is Brittle Diabetes?
What is Brittle Diabetes? Generally, it is difficult for person to be approved on a diagnosis of diabetes alone as medical treatment often allows a person to have a healthy and productive life, but this is not the case for those who suffer from brittle diabetes (aka labile diabetes). Brittle diabetes is a term used Read More
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Alabama Workers Compensation Questions: (25) Do I have to take a Drug Screen after a Job Injury?
Alabama Workers Compensation Questions: (25) Do I have to take a Drug Screen after a Job Injury? Do I have to take a drug screen after a Job Injury? If you want to receive the Alabama Workers Compensation benefits that you are entitled to receive following a job injury, YES, you do have to submit Read More
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Alabama Workers Compensation Questions: (24) What do I do if Comp Denies my Medical Treatment?
Alabama Workers Compensation Questions: (24) What do I do if Comp Denied my Medical Treatment? In Alabama, the law is clear: the employer (their workers compensation carrier actually) shall pay for any and all reasonably necessary medical treatment. What happens these days is that the workers compensation insurance carrier will send some of your records Read More
Read MoreWorkers Compensation Benefits continue Declining
Workers Compensation Benefits continue Declining The attached story has some good news-but more bad news. Yes, benefits paid out to injured workers have been steadily falling over the past few years. Some of the decline in benefits is due to safer work conditions-which is great news for injured workers, but as the article goes on to Read More
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