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Social 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
Read MoreThe Effects of Pain
Alabama Job Injury Lawyers Effects of Pain A few years back I had some serious health problems, and in an 8 month span I had to undergo 4 surgeries. During my recover, I learned something about pain I never knew before. Sure, I had broken some bones growing up, had 2 concussions while playing football, Read More
Read MoreNo one is exempt from battling depression and anxiety
No one is exempt from battling depression and anxiety-not even Pastors (and your heart goes out to the family of Mr. Wilson). Here in the South we like to think we live in the Bible Belt and that our faith and trust in Christ will get us through any storm and therefore we don’t talk about Read More
Read MoreAlabama Worker Compensation Questions: (6) Preexisting condition
Alabama Worker Compensation Questions: (6) I was told that I was not entitled to workers comp benefits because of a preexisting condition: I could not count the number of times I have had a client come in who was injured at work, but was informed that workers’ comp was refusing to accept liability because 20 Read More
Read MoreAlabama Workers Comp Attorneys: What is an Occupational Disease?
Alabama Workers Comp Attorneys: What is an Occupational Disease? The attached article from NPR is about lung damage being suffered by employees who make Kitchen Countertops. As the story states: “The fear is that thousands of workers in the United States who create countertops out of what’s known as ‘engineered stone’ may be inhaling dangerous amounts of Read More
Read MoreAlabama Workers Compensation Questions: (5) My boss told me I waited too long to report my injury: NOTICE
Alabama Workers Compensation Questions: (5) My boss told me I waited too long to report my injury: What is NOTICE? To have a valid claim for workers’ comp benefits due to injuries sustained during an on-the-job injury, it is imperative that the injured worker provide proper notice of their work related injury to their employer. Read More
Read MoreFour Years after damning investigations-Alabama still has not taken any steps to protect the rights of injured workers
Four years after NPR and ProPublica did an investigation into the decline of workers compensation benefits for injured workers-and PBS’s NewsHour did their own segment (click here). Alabama was an example of how bad it has gotten for injured workers. At the same time the Occupational Safety and Health Association (OSHA) and the U.S. Department Read More
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