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Alabama 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 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 MoreCorrectional Officers have One of the Most Dangerous Job in America and Alabama
Did you know that according to a 2013 study by The National Health Institute, Correctional Officer was the most dangerous job in American for the year ending 2011? It is still listed as one of the 10 Most Dangerous Jobs in the U.S. How much more dangerous is the job here in Alabama, where our officers are Read More
Read MoreAlabama Workers Compensation Questions: (4) What if I caused my job accident?
Alabama Workers Compensation Questions: (4) What if I caused my job accident? Many times our attorneys have received phone calls from injured workers who asked whether they would be entitled to workers comp benefits if they caused or contributed to the on the job accident which caused their job injury. In the vast majority of Read More
Read MoreAlabama Workers Compensation Questions: (3) What am I entitled to receive?
AL Workers Compensation Questions: (3) What am I entitled to receive? If you have suffered a compensable job injury in Alabama, then you are most likely entitled to Alabama workers comp benefits. Many workers are aware of this fact, but most are not really sure what benefits they are entitled to when they suffer a Read More
Read MoreConstruction Zone injuries and death totals on the rise
In 2012, a little more than 2,000 automobile accidents occurred in construction zones in Alabama; of this figure, 21 people lost their lives. The attached article hints that with the increased roadwork planned-these figures could rise. Work injuries suffered while working in a construction zone are unfortunately not to be unexpected given the increased number of Read More
Read MoreAlabama Workers Compensation Questions: (2) How do I file a claim?
AL Workers Comp Questions: (2) How do I file a claim? If you were hurt on the job and suffered a job injury, you are most likely entitled to workers comp benefits (if you have questions about whether you have a viable claim, see our blog (Do I have a Claim) however, you will never Read More
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