By William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published December 15, 2025 | Posted in Workers Compensation | Tagged Tags: injured on the job, totally disabled, work injury, workers compensation |
What Are Your Rights If You Are Totally Disabled After a Work Injury? Being described as “totally disabled” under Alabama workers’ compensation law does not mean that a person is helpless or unable to perform any activity. Instead, it is a legal term that refers to an injured worker’s ability to earn a living after Read More
Read MoreConstruction Zone Injury In 2012, a little more than 2,000 automobile accidents occurred in construction zones in Alabama; of this figure, 21 people lost their lives. Since this time, work zone fatalities have reached a 16 year high with a 45% increase in incidents across the Nation. In 2020, over 102,000 work zone crashes were Read More
Read MoreInjured on the Job Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc. Injured on the Job Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc.: Have you or someone you care about were injured on the job while working for Mercedes-Benz International.? If so, and your injury was not the result of you goofing off or being under the influence of drugs or alcohol, Read More
Read MoreInjured on the Job at Amazon Injured on the Job Amazon.: Have you or someone you care about were injured on the job while working for Amazon (Amazon Corporation, Amazon.com, Amazon.com Services, Amazon.com Sales)? If so, and your injury was not the result of you goofing off or being under the influence of drugs or Read More
Read MoreAlabama Workers Compensation Questions: (34) Am I entitled to Money for Pain and Suffering? No. Workers who have experienced job injuries are entitled to those benefits set forth in Alabama’s Workers Compensation Statue and only those benefits prescribed by the Legislature; pain and suffering is not one such benefit. In Alabama, if a worker has Read More
Read MoreEvery 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
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