Coronavirus, Healthcare Workers and Workers’ Compensation

By William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published March 22, 2020 | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: al, alabama, alabama job injury, alabama job injury attorneys, alabama workers compensation attorneys, appointment, attorney, benefits, best, Birmingham, birmingham workers' compensation lawyers, cases, certifiecd nursing assistant, CNA, Coronavirus, disease, doctor, experienced, free consultation, healthcare, healthcare worker, Healthcare Workers and Workers’ Compensation, huntsville, huntsville workers compensation attorneys, job injury, lawyer, martindale hubbard, nurse, Occupational Disease, Powell and Denny, questions, right, superior, top, virtual, We Work When You Can't, work injury, workers compensation, zoom |

Coronavirus, Healthcare Workers and Workers’ Compensation I have already read 2 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 very Read More

Job Injuries not being Reported

By William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published March 12, 2020 | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: accident report, al, alabama, Alabama Department of Labor, alabama workers compensation attorneys, attorney, authorized, benefits, best, Birmingham, birmingham workers' compensation lawyers, claim, don't give up, experienced, first report of injury, free consultation, hire an attorney, huntsville, huntsville workers compensation attorneys, injury report, job injuries, Job Injuries not being Reported, lawyer, martindale hubbard, medical treatment, Powell and Denny, speak with an attorney, superior, top, united parcel service, UPS, We Work When You Can't, work injury, workers compensation |

Job Injuries not being Reported UPS employees 399,000 workers and moves approximately 3 million packages each day; they made $4.3Billion Dollars in profit in 2018. Without a doubt they are a huge success-so why do they feel as though they have to cheat injured workers of their workers’ compensation benefits? The attached story gives horrifying examples Read More

Powell and Denny: Working for Injured Workers

By William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published January 23, 2020 | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: al, alabama, alabama association of justice, alabama workers compensation attorneys, attorney, benefits, best, Birmingham, birmingham workers' compensation lawyers, experienced work injury lawyers, huntsville, huntsville workers compensation attorneys, injured worker, lawsuit, lawyer, martindale hubbard, Powell and Denny, Powell and Denny: Working for Injured Workers, questions, right, top, We Work When You Can't, work injury, workers comp, workers compensation |

Powell and Denny: Working for Injured Workers Not terribly long ago I read an article dealing with a workers’ compensation lawsuit brought in another State. In this case, the injured worker asks questions of the defendant during discovery regarding whether the workers compensation insurance carrier had given any monetary donations or gifts to the board Read More

Alabama Workers Compensation Questions: (42) Can I file for workers compensation benefits if I was only a part time employee?

By William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published January 10, 2020 | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: al, alabama, alabama job injury, alabama workers compensation attorneys, attorney, benefits, best, Birmingham, birmingham workers' compensation lawyers, can i file for workers compensation benefits if i was only a part time employee, employee, experienced, huntsville, huntsville workers compensation attorneys, job injury, lawyer, part time, part time employee, Powell and Denny, questions, rights, top, We Work When You Can't, work injury, worker, workers comp, workers compensation |

Can I file for workers compensation benefits if I was only a part time employee? Through the years the Alabama Job Injury attorneys at Powell and Denny have spoken to numerous injured workers who thought that their work injury would not be covered under Alabama’s workers compensation laws because they were a part time employee. Read More

Alabama Workers Compensation Questions: (37) Do I have to see the Company Doctor?

By William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published December 27, 2019 | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: al, alabama, alabama workers compensation attorney, attorney, benefits, best, Birmingham, birmingham workers' compensation lawyers, denies liability, do i have to see the company doctor, huntsville, huntsville workers compensation attorneys, injured worker, insurance, job injury, lawyer, physician, Powell and Denny, questions, top, treatment, We Work When You Can't, work injury, workers compensation, workers compensation case |

Do I have to see the company doctor? While you are free to see whomever you wish to see, you should realize that your personnel health insurance will not pay for treatment related to a work injury. This means that any treatment you receive by seeing who you want to see-instead of who comp tells Read More

Alabama Workers Compensation Questions: (35) Can I use my own insurance to receive medical treatment?

By William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published December 19, 2019 | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: al, alabama, alabama workers compensation attorneys, attorney, benefits, best, Birmingham, birmingham workers' compensation lawyers, can I use my own insurance, experienced, huntsville, huntsville workers compensation attorneys, job accident, lawyer, liability, medical treatment, Powell and Denny, questions, top, We Work When You Can't, work injury, workers compensation |

Alabama Workers Compensation Questions: (35) Can I use my own insurance to receive medical treatment? Generally, NO. Alabama law dictates that your employer has to report a job injury. This is not open for interpretation; at this point your claim should be turned over to your employers’ workers’ compensation insurance carrier. In order to use Read More

Higher Risks of Work Injury for those working in Retail

By William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published December 16, 2019 | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: al, alabama, attorney, back injuries, benefits, best, claim, experienced, herniated discs, Higher Risks of Work Injury for those working in Retail, home depot, hoover, hoover workers compensation lawyers, huntsville, huntsville workers compensation attorneys, injuries, job injury, job related, lawyer, legal rights, lowe's, martindale hubbard, Powell and Denny, questions, retail alabama workers compensation attorneys, retail store, right, shoulder, store, top, torn rotator cuff, Wal-Mart, Walmart, We Work When You Can't, work injury, workers comp, workers compensation |

Higher Risks of Work Injury for those working in Retail The Holidays are upon us, and everyone is trying to do more and more in the same 24 hours allotted us. Nowhere is this more evident than with retail workers in America-with extended hours, sales and delivery service-as the attached article details. Did you know that Read More

Alabama Workers Compensation Questions: (31) What is an Impairment Rating?

By William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published December 9, 2019 | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: al, alabama, alabama workers compensation attorney, attorney, back, benefits, best, Birmingham, birmingham workers compensation lawyer, expereinced, hip, huntsville, huntsville workers compensation attorney, impairment, impairment rating, lawyer, maximum medical improvement, medical treatment, neck, permanent injury, permanent physical injury, Powell and Denny, questions, shoulder, top, we work when you can't workers comp, what is an impairment rating, work injury, workers compensation |

Alabama Workers Compensation Questions: (31) What is an Impairment Rating? What is an impairment rating? After suffering a work injury and receiving medical treatment, you will eventually come to the point where your treating physician states that you are as good as you are going to get; this is known as your date of reaching Read More

Colorado Ski School Workers Most at Risk for On-The-Job Injuries

By William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published December 6, 2019 | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: al, alabama, alabama workers compensation attorneys, attorney, best, Colorado Ski School Workers Most at Risk for On-The-Job Injuries, experienced, free of charge, hoover, hoover workers compensation lawyers, huntsville, huntsville workers' comepnsation attorneys, laws, lawyer, martindale hubbard, Powell and Denny, questions, rights, social security disability, top, We Work When You Can't, work injury, workers compensation |

Colorado Ski School Workers Most at Risk for On-The-Job Injuries The other day I was reviewing articles covering workers compensation and Social Security Disability issues-as is my wont-when I came across an article that stated that ski instructors in Colorado were the workers most apt to suffer some type of job injury. Living in Alabama, I Read More

Workers Compensation Benefits continue Declining

By William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published November 21, 2019 | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: al, alabama, alabama workers compensation attorneys, attorney, benefits, best, claim, experienced, hoover, hoover workers compensation lawyers, huntsville, huntsville workers compensation attorneys, hurt at work, injured worker, laws, lawyer, Powell and Denny, questions, top, war against injured workers, We Work When You Can't, work injury, work injury lawyer, workers comp, workers compensation, Workers 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

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