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Alabama Workers Compensation Death Benefits

Alabama Workers Compensation Death Benefits Alabama Workplace Fatality: The most recent study of fatal work injuries which occurred in Alabama was released by the U.S. Department of Labor, through the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics covering 2020 show that Fatal work injuries totaled 85 in 2020 for Alabama.  Nationwide, a total of 4,764 fatal work Read More

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2020 List of Ten Most Dangerous Jobs

2020 List of Ten Most Dangerous Jobs A few weeks ago, my partner found a new article on the most dangerous jobs in the United States, and this list covers jobs for 2020.  The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Center for Disease Control, OSHA and other organizations coordinate to come up with the lists Read More

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Alabama Workers Compensation   What is Willful Misconduct

Alabama Workers Compensation   What is Willful Misconduct If you work in Alabama and have suffered a work injury, you are probably entitled to workers’ compensation benefits under the Alabama Workers’ Compensation laws; however, if the injured worker was injured as a result of engaging in willful misconduct, then the injured worker will be prevented from Read More

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Construction Workers and Job Injuries

Construction Workers and Job Injuries The Country is currently experiencing a construction boom.  Drive down the road or interstate and the evidence of the boom is easy to see.  There seems to be more work than workers available in construction, and this generally leads to longer hours and more work injuries. Even before the recent Read More

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Huntsville Workers Compensation Lawyers

Huntsville Workers Compensation Lawyers Huntsville Workers Compensation Lawyers: Claim denied due to a pre-existing condition. What are My Rights? If you work in Alabama and you have sustained a workers compensation injury, you may be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits; however one of the main reasons workers’ compensation insurance carriers deny benefits is because they Read More

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1 in 10 Construction Workers Expected to Suffer a Job Injury Annually

1 in 10 Construction Workers Expected to Suffer a Job Injury Annually According to the attached article, annually 1 in 10 construction workers suffer a work injury and 1 in 5 job related deaths which happen occur in the construction industry. 33.5% of all Construction Workers death occur due to falls, 11.1% due to being struck Read More

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Alabama Workplace Fatality Same Sex Couples Covered

Alabama Workplace Fatality Same Sex Couples Covered Alabama Workplace Fatality: A recent study of job injuries which lead to the death of workers in Alabama was released by the U.S. Department of Labor covering the calendar year 2012. Unfortunately, the number of deaths caused by work injuries increased approximately 8% in 2012, rising from 74 Read More

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Construction 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

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