What if I was Off the Clock when I was injured?

By William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published May 1, 2021 | Posted in Alabama Workers Compensation Attorneys, Birmingham Workers' Compensation Lawyers, Hoover Workers Compensation Lawyers, Huntsville Workers' Compensation Attorneys, North Alabama Workers Compensation Lawyers | Tagged Tags: Adger, al, alabama, Alabama workers comp, alabama workers compensation attorneys, Alabaster, Albertville, Anniston, appointment, Ashville, Athens, attorney, attorneys, benefits, Bessemer, best, Birmingham, birmingham workers' compensation lawyers, Boaz, Calera, Centerpoint, Clanton, contact, Cordova, Cullman, Decatur, denied, deposition, Enterprise, Evergreen, experienced, Fairfield, Florence, free consultation, Ft. Payne, Gadsden, Gardendale, Guntersville, Harpersville, Hartselle, hoover, hoover workers compensation lawyers, Hueytown, huntsville, huntsville workers compensation attorneys, Jasper, job, Kimberly, lawyer, lawyers, leave work, Leeds, Madison, Madison County, martindale hubbard, Mobile, Monroeville, Montgomery, mopping, Morris, Muscle Shoals, New Hope, North Alabama Workers Compensation Lawyers, off the clock, on the clock, Opelika, Pelham, Phenix City, Powell and Denny, questions, restaurant, rights, Scottsboro, suit, superior, surgery, Tarrant City, Toney, top, Town Creek Ardmore, Trussville, Tuscaloosa, Tuscumbia, virtual, We Work When You Can't, What if I was Off the Clock when I was injured, work, workers comp, workers compensation, workman's compensation, zoom |

What if I was Off the Clock when I was injured? What rights do you have if your job injury occurred before you have clocked in or after you have clocked out? This is a scenario we are often asked, as job injuries do not always occur while a worker is technically still “on the Read More

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

By William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published September 28, 2020 | Posted in Alabama Workers Compensation Attorneys, Birmingham Workers' Compensation Lawyers, Huntsville Workers' Compensation Attorneys | Tagged Tags: 1 in 10 Construction Workers Expected to Suffer a Job Injury Annually, Adger, al, alabama, alabama workers compensation attorneys, Alabaster, Albertville, Anniston, appointment, Ashville, Athens, Bessemer, best, Birmingham, birmingham workers' compensation lawyers, Boaz, Calera, Centerpoint, Clanton, Construction, construction workers, Cordova, Cullman, death, deaths, Decatur, electrocution, Enterprise, Evergreen, experienced, Fairfield, fall, Florence, free consultation, Ft. Payne, Gadsden, Gardendale, Guntersville, Harpersville, Hartselle, Hueytown, huntsville, huntsville workers compensation attorneys, Jasper, job, job injury, Kimberly, law, Leeds, Madison, martindale hubbard, Mobile, Monroeville, Montgomery, Morris, Muscle Shoals, New Hope, Opelika, Pelham, Phenix City, Powell and Denny, questions, right, Scottsboro, site, struck, superior, Tarrant City, Toney, top, Town Creek Ardmore, Tuscaloosa, Tuscumbia, virtual, We Work When You Can't, work injury, workers compensation, working, zoom |

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

What is Workers Compensation

By William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published September 8, 2020 | Posted in Alabama Workers Compensation Attorneys, Birmingham Workers' Compensation Lawyers, Hoover Workers Compensation Lawyers, Huntsville Workers' Compensation Attorneys, North Alabama Workers Compensation Lawyers | Tagged Tags: Adger, al, alabama, Alabaster, Albertville, Anniston, Ashville, Athens, attorney, benefits, Bessemer, best, Birmingham, Boaz, Calera, Centerpoint, Clanton, contact, Cordova, Cullman, Decatur, Enterprise, Evergreen, experienced, Fairfield, Florence, free consultation, Ft. Payne, Gadsden, Gardendale, Guntersville, Harpersville, Hartselle, hoover, Hueytown, huntsville, injury, Jasper, job, job injury, Kimberly, lawyer, Leeds, Madison, martindale hubbard, Mobile, Monroeville, Montgomery, Morris, Muscle Shoals, New Hope, north alabama, Opelika, Pelham, Phenix City, Powell and Denny, questions, Scottsboro, superior, Tarrant City, Toney, top, Town Creek Ardmore, Trussville, Tuscaloosa, Tuscumbia, We Work When You Can't, What is Workers Compensation, work, work injury, workers compensation |

What is Workers’ Compensation? Workers Compensation laws began as a response to unrest between labor and employers in the 1920’s and a societally sense of “fairness.” Prior to the advent of workers compensation laws, if a worker was injured at work, there only recourse was to sue their employer under general tort law (eg., negligence, Read More

Don’t Give Up

By William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published July 31, 2020 | Posted in Alabama Disability Attorneys, Alabama Workers Compensation Attorneys, Birmingham Social Security Disability Attorneys, Birmingham Workers' Compensation Lawyers, Huntsville Social Security Disability Attorneys, Huntsville Workers' Compensation Attorneys | Tagged Tags: Adger, al, alabama, alabama disability attorneys, alabama workers compenation attorneys, Alabaster, Albertville, Anniston, appointment, Ashville, Athens, attorney, benefits, Bessemer, best, Birmingham, birmingham social security disability attorney, birmingham workers' compensation lawyers, Boaz, Calera, Centerpoint, Clanton, Cordova, Coronavirus, Cullman, Decatur, denied, disability, don't give up, Enterprise, Evergreen, experienced, Fairfield, Florence, Ft. Payne, Gadsden, Gardendale, Guntersville, Harpersville, Hartselle, Hueytown, huntsville, huntsville social security disability attorneys, huntsville workers compensation attorneys, injury, Jasper, job, job injury, Kimberly, lawyer, Leeds, Madison, martindale hubbard, Mobile, Monroeville, Montgomery, Morris, Muscle Shoals, New Hope, Opelika, pandemic, Pelham, Phenix City, Powell and Denny, Scottsboro, Social Security, social security disability, superior, Tarrant City, Toney, top, Town Creek Ardmore, Tuscaloosa, Tuscumbia, virtual, we work when you can't zoom, workers compensation, zoom |

Don’t Give Up Do you live in Alabama+ and you been denied Social Security Disability benefits, or been told that your workers’ comp claim has been denied? What next? DON’T GIVE UP! Many people believe that their initial application for Social Security Disability Benefits was reviewed in detail and that a denial of benefits means Read More

Healthcare Workers and Back Injuries

By William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published June 2, 2020 | Posted in Alabama Workers Compensation Attorneys, Birmingham Workers' Compensation Lawyers, Huntsville Workers' Compensation Attorneys | Tagged Tags: Adger, al, alabama, alabama workers compensation attorneys, Alabaster, Albertville, Anniston, appointments, Ashville, Athens, attorney, back injuries, back injury, benefits, Bessemer, best, Birmingham, birmingham workers' compensation lawyers, Boaz, Calera, Centerpoint, certified nursing aide, certified nursing assistants, Clanton, CNA, Cordova, Coronavirus, Cullman, Decatur, Enterprise, Evergreen, experienced, Fairfield, Florence, Ft. Payne, Gadsden, Gardendale, Guntersville, Harpersville, Hartselle, health aide, healthcare, healthcare worker, healthcare workers and back injuries, Hueytown, huntsville, huntsville workers compensation attorneys, injury, Jasper, job, job injury, Kimberly, lawyer, Leeds, licenses practical nurse, Madison, martindal hubbard, Mobile, Monroeville, Montgomery, Morris, Muscle Shoals, New Hope, nurse, nurses, Opelika, orderlies, pandemic, Pelham, Phenix City, Powell and Denny, registered nurse, Scottsboro, superior, Tarrant City, technician, technicians, therapists, Toney, top, Town Creek Ardmore, Tuscaloosa, Tuscumbia, virtual, We Work When You Can't, workers compensation, zoom |

Healthcare Workers and Back Injuries Did you know that healthcare workers suffer more musculoskeletal injuries than workers in any other industry? Healthcare workers (such as nurses, certified nurses’ assistants (CNA), physical therapists, orderlies etc) know this, but most workers think that people who work in construction or manufacturing suffer the most back injuries, but they would Read More

Coronavirus, Grocery Store and Convenience Store Workers

By William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published April 14, 2020 | Posted in Alabama Workers Compensation Attorneys, Birmingham Workers' Compensation Lawyers, Huntsville Workers' Compensation Attorneys | Tagged Tags: al, alabama, alabama job injury, alabama workers compensation attorneys, appointment, attorney, best, Birmingham, birmingham workers' compensation lawyers, claim, convenience store, Coronavirus, experienced, First Responder, free consultation, grocery store, Grocery Store and Convenience Store Workers, health care, healthcare, huntsville, huntsville workers compensation attorneys, job, job injury, lawyer, martindale hubbard, Occupational Disease, Powell and Denny, questions, rights, superior, top, virtual, We Work When You Can't, work related, workers compensation, zoom |

Coronavirus, Grocery Store and Convenience Store Workers I have already a few articles in Insurance Journals discussing the ramifications of employees coming down with coronavirus. Insurance companies are not really sure how to deal with this, although the initial impression seemed to be to deny the claims as showing it is “work related” could be Read More

Alabama Near Top of list of Most Dangerous States to Work In.

By William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published February 20, 2020 | Posted in Alabama Workers Compensation Attorneys, Hoover Workers Compensation Lawyers, Huntsville Workers' Compensation Attorneys | Tagged Tags: accident, al, Alabama Near Top of list of Most Dangerous States to Work In, alabama workers compensation attorneys, alamaba, attorney, benefits, best, dangerous, experienced, hoover, hoover workers compensation lawyers, huntstille, huntsville workers compensation attorneys, injured worker, job, job injury, job related, laws, lawyer, martindale hubbard, Powell and Denny, superior, top, We Work When You Can't, workers comp, workers compensation, workplace, workplace deaths |

Alabama Near Top of list of Most Dangerous States to Work In. A new list of The Most Dangerous States to Work in has been released, and Alabama came in at #17, with 4.5 workplace deaths per 100,000 workers. In Alabama, 89 workers lost their lives in a job-related accident, and increase of approximately 8%. The Read More

Alabama Workers Compensation Questions: (30) After suffering a Job Injury, does my Employer have to Hold my Job for me?

By William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published December 5, 2019 | Posted in Alabama Workers Compensation Attorneys, Birmingham Workers' Compensation Lawyers, Huntsville Workers' Compensation Attorneys | Tagged Tags: al, alabama, alabama workers compensation attorney, attorney, back to work, best, Birmingham, birmingham workers compensation lawyer, claim, employer, family medical leave, FMLA, hold my job, huntsville, huntsville workers compensation lawyers, hurt at work, job, job injurie, job injury, lawyer, lose, Powell and Denny, questions, rights, top, vocational benefits, We Work When You Can't, will my job be there, workers compensation |

Alabama Workers Compensation Questions: (30) After suffering a Job Injury, does my Employer have to Hold my Job for me? We have been asked this question numerous times by workers who just want to get back to work; will my job be there for me? Does my boss have to hold my job if I Read More

Healthcare Workers suffer job injuries at a much higher rate than the general populace

By William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published November 13, 2019 | Posted in Alabama Workers Compensation Attorneys, Hoover Workers Compensation Lawyers, Huntsville Workers' Compensation Attorneys | Tagged Tags: al, alabama, alabama job injury, alabama job injury attorney, alabama workers compensation, alabama workers compensation attorneys, attorney, back injuries, best, care, certified jnursingin assistant, CNA, experienced, health, healthcare, hoover, hoover workers compensation lawyer, huntsville, huntsville workers compensation attorneys, injury, job, job injury, job injury attorney, lawyer, licenses practical nurse, nurses, Powell and Denny, registered nurse, thechnicians, top, We Work When You Can't, workers, workers compensation |

The attached article states that “[t]he rates of workplace violence in health care and social assistance settings are five to 12 times higher than the estimated rates for workers overall, according to a Government Accountability Office report from last year… [and] when it comes to attacks, more than 75 percent of the nurses questioned in a Read More

Logging-Second “Worst” Job to have according to Survey

By William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published October 18, 2019 | Posted in Alabama Workers Compensation Attorneys, Birmingham Workers' Compensation Lawyers, Huntsville Workers' Compensation Attorneys | Tagged Tags: 84 Lumber, al, alabama, alabama workers compensation attorneys, attorney, best, Birmingham, birmingham workers' compensation lawyers, dangerous, experienced, Georgia Pacific, home depot, huntsville, huntsville workers compensation attorneys, hurt at work, job, law, lawyer, logging, lowe's, lumbar, Mid South Lumbar, Powell and Denny, questions, rights, top, We Work When You Can't, workers compensation |

According to an article I read the other day, “Loggers are listed as the number two worst job to have in America, and for good reason. Fifty-five loggers died back in 2017 due to fatal injuries while on the job, and an additional 350 workers sustained non-fatal injuries. The average logger makes about 40,000 a year.” Read More

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