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Alabama 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 MoreFour Years after damning investigations-Alabama still has not taken any steps to protect the rights of injured workers
Four years after NPR and ProPublica did an investigation into the decline of workers compensation benefits for injured workers-and PBS’s NewsHour did their own segment (click here). Alabama was an example of how bad it has gotten for injured workers. At the same time the Occupational Safety and Health Association (OSHA) and the U.S. Department 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
Read MoreAlabama Workers Compensation Questions: (1) Do I have a Claim?
Alabama Workers Comp Questions: (1) Do I have a Claim? In Alabama, for an injured worker to have a compensable workers’ compensation claim, several hurdles have to be cleared. First, the injured worker must actually be an employee of the defendant. While this may sound simple, at times huge battles erupt between defendant’s over who actually Read More
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