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Alabama Workers Compensation Questions: (23) What if my Boss refuses to file an Injury Report?
What do I do if my boss refuses to file Injury Report? Every now and then we receive a call for a worker who was hurt at work who is complaining that their employer refuses to file an Injury Report. The reason most often given is that the injured workers boss simply does not believe 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 MoreAlabama Workers Compensation Questions: (16) What are vocational benefits?
Alabama Workers Compensation Questions: (16) What are vocational benefits? If you have suffered a permanent injury to a non scheduled body part (head, neck, shoulders, back, hip, or if you have an injury which detrimentally effects the efficient functioning of your body) and you are no longer able to perform you past work or earn Read More
Read MoreAlabama Worker Compensation Questions: (6) Preexisting condition
Alabama Worker Compensation Questions: (6) I was told that I was not entitled to workers comp benefits because of a preexisting condition: I could not count the number of times I have had a client come in who was injured at work, but was informed that workers’ comp was refusing to accept liability because 20 Read More
Read MoreAlabama 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 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: (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 MoreTow Truck Operators: 4th Most Dangerous Job in America:
Tow Truck Operators: 4th Most Dangerous Job in America: Did you know that according to a 2016 study by The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (a federal agency under the United States Department of Health and Human Services), being a Tow Truck Driver is the Fourth Most Dangerous Job in the U.S. (click here to Read More
Read MoreTractor-Trailer Operators Rank 6th for Job Injuries that Involve Missed Time from Work.
If you are a truck driver for one of Alabama’s numerous transit companies (Alabama Freight, AMX Trucking, Boyd Brothers, Baggett Transportation, BPI Transportation, Malone Freight, etc.), this article by the U.S. Department of Labor isn’t shocking in the slightest-but it caught me by surprise. According to the Department of Labor, Heavy and Tractor Trailer Truck Drivers Read More
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