By William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published August 12, 2019 | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: al, alabama, alabama association of justice, Alabama Workers Comp Lawyers, best, experienced, Powell and Denny, Race to the Bottom, We Work When You Can't, workers compensation, workers compensation beneifts |
Alabama, Workers’ Compensation and the Race to the Bottom
IF YOU LIVE IN ALABAMA–WATCH THIS VIDEO. It should make everyone who sees it furious about how poorly our State treats injured workers and question why our Legislature refuses to do anything to amend our broken workers’ compensation laws. Part of the reason our Legislature is not interested in injured workers is because they do Read More
Read MoreAre undocumented workers entitled to Alabama Workers Compensation Benefits if they suffer a work injury?
Alabama Workers Compensation Benefits: Undocumented Workers Not long ago I read another article that stated 11% of construction workers in Alabama are undocumented; I bet the number is really a lot higher. I was reminded of that article when the raids in Mississippi were reported over the weekend (here). Apparently the employers were well aware Read More
Read MoreWhat is Right and Wrong with Alabama’s Comp System
Alabama Job Injury Lawyer What is Right and Wrong with Alabama’s Comp System: When we first meet with potential new Alabama workers compensation clients, we go through what the injured worker’s rights are under the Alabama Workers Compensation Statute. It is not unusual for the injured worker to exclaim that “that isn’t fair.” At this Read More
Read MoreYou Need an Alabama Workers Compensation Attorney IV
Every day in Alabama, a worker suffers some type of job injury; while most of the incidents are minor in nature and require only one or two visits to the workers’ compensation physician, it is not always easy to tell whether an injury is merely a sprained muscle or something which will require surgery. What Read More
Read MoreWhy You Need an Alabama Workers Compensation Attorney III
Every day in Alabama, a worker suffers some type of job injury; while most of the incidents are minor in nature and require only one or two visits to the workers’ compensation physician, it is not always easy to tell whether an injury is merely a sprained muscle or something which will require surgery. What Read More
Read MoreWhy You Need an Alabama Workers Compensation Attorney II
Every day in Alabama, a worker suffers some type of job injury; while most of the incidents are minor in nature and require only one or two visits to the workers’ compensation physician, it is not always easy to tell whether an injury is merely a sprained muscle or something which will require surgery. What Read More
Read MoreWhy You Need an Alabama Workers Compensation Attorney
Every day in Alabama, a worker suffers some type of job injury*; while most of the incidents are minor in nature and require only one or two visits to the workers’ compensation physician, it is not always easy to tell whether an injury is merely a sprained muscle or something which will require surgery. What Read More
Read MoreAlabama Workers Compensation: Am I an employee?
For someone interested in workers’ comp law-this is an interesting case. Grad assistants at the University of Missouri argued that they should be considered employees of the university-the University argued that they were just students. The Western District Court of Appeals ruled that grad assistants are-in fact-employees. Regardless of how an employer chooses to classify Read More
Read MoreInjured Workers at Increased Risk of Suicide
The attached article (click here) should get everyone’s attention. Suffering a serious job injury is bad enough, but then you have to figure in the financial worries (try surviving long on 2/3rds of you wages while having to pay 100% of your bills), fear of loosing your job once you recover, having to fight Read More
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