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Alabama Workers Compensation Questions: (29) Do I have to have Surgery if I don’t want it?
Alabama Workers Compensation Questions: (29) Do I have to have Surgery if I don’t want it? Do I have to have surgery if I don’t want it? If you have suffered a compensable job injury in Alabama, you have to see the company doctor. You are also obliged to cooperate with the treatment recommended by Read More
Read MoreAlabama Workers Compensation Questions: (28) What do I do if I have to Move?
Alabama Workers Compensation Questions: (28) What do I do if I have to Move? It is not uncommon for one of our workers compensation lawyers to speak with an injured worker who is concerned about their workers comp case because they have to move. Maybe their spouse has to move for their job; unfortunately, many Read More
Read MoreAlabama Workers Compensation Questions: (25) Do I have to take a Drug Screen after a Job Injury?
Alabama Workers Compensation Questions: (25) Do I have to take a Drug Screen after a Job Injury? Do I have to take a drug screen after a Job Injury? If you want to receive the Alabama Workers Compensation benefits that you are entitled to receive following a job injury, YES, you do have to submit Read More
Read MoreWorkers Compensation Benefits continue Declining
Workers Compensation Benefits continue Declining The attached story has some good news-but more bad news. Yes, benefits paid out to injured workers have been steadily falling over the past few years. Some of the decline in benefits is due to safer work conditions-which is great news for injured workers, but as the article goes on to Read More
Read MoreDo Workers’ Compensation Laws violate Human Rights?
The attached article is about the United Nations looking at the Canadian Workers’ Compensation system to determine if their laws violate the Human Rights of Injured Workers. Specifically, the U.N. is looking to The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The Convention is intended as a human rights instrument with an explicit, social development Read More
Read MoreAlabama Workers Compensation Questions: (21) What are the Lawyer’s Fees?
Alabama Workers Compensation Questions: (21) What are the Lawyer’s Fees? A question we are always asked during our initial meeting with potential clients is “what are your fees?” We inform everyone that in accordance with Alabama’s Workers Comp laws, we do not charge a fee unless your case settles or you are awarded workers’ comp Read More
Read MoreAlabama Workers Compensation Questions: (20) Does a failed drug test mean I cannot get comp benefits?
Alabama Workers Compensation Questions: (20) Does a failed drug test mean I cannot get comp benefits? If you work in Alabama and have suffered a workplace injury, you are probably entitled to workers’ compensation benefits under the Alabama Workers’ Compensation laws; however, if the injured worker failed a drug test given afterwards, they may be Read More
Read MoreAlabama Workers Compensation Questions: (19) Is it true that comp will pay my medical bills for life?
Alabama Workers Compensation Questions: (19) Is it true that comp will pay my medical bills for life? YES. Alabama’s Workers’ Compensation law states that your employer’s workers compensation insurance carrier is responsible for paying for all reasonable and necessary medical treatment related to a work injury for the rest of your life. Should you settle Read More
Read MoreCan I receive Social Security Disability while receiving Workers’ Compensation Benefits?
Can I receive Social Security Disability while receiving Workers’ Compensation Benefits? Over the last 28 years, we have been asked this question several times; can one apply for and receive Social Security Disability benefits while they are receiving workers’ compensation benefits? The answer is YES-although as the attached article references, workers’ compensation and other public disability Read More
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