What is Workers Compensation

By William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published September 8, 2020 | Posted in Uncategorized | 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

Alabama Job Injury Torn Rotator Cuff

By William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published July 7, 2020 | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: Adger, al, alabama, Alabama Job Injury Torn Rotator Cuff, alabama workers compenation attorneys, Alabaster, Albertville, Anniston, appointment, Ashville, Athens, attorney, benefits, Bessemer, best, Birmingham, birmingham workers' compensation lawyers, Boaz, Calera, Centerpoint, Clanton, Construction, Cordova, Cullman, Decatur, Enterprise, Evergreen, Fairfield, Florence, Ft. Payne, full, full thickness tear, Gadsden, Gardendale, Guntersville, Harpersville, Hartselle, Hueytown, huntsville, huntsville workers' comepnsation attorneys, injury, Jasper, job injury, Kimberly, lawyer, Leeds, Madison, martindale hubbard, Mobile, Monroeville, Montgomery, Morris, Muscle Shoals, New Hope, Opelika, overuse, partial tear, Pelham, Phenix City, Powell and Denny, rotator cuff, rotator cuff injury, Scottsboro, superior, Tarrant City, tear, tear. torn rotator cuff, Toney, top, torn, Town Creek Ardmore, Tuscaloosa, Tuscumbia, virtual, We Work When You Can't, work, workers compensation, zoom |

Alabama Job Injury Torn Rotator Cuff One of the most painful job injuries a worker in Alabama can suffer is a torn rotator cuff. It is not only the injury itself, but the surgery and recovery which can cause pain. If you are not careful, you can easily re-tear the rotator cuff during physical therapy Read More

Hiring a Lawyer during the Coronavirus Pandemic

By William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published June 30, 2020 | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: Adger, al, alabama, alabama disability attorneys, alabama workers compensation attorneys, Alabaster, Albertville, Anniston, appointment, Ashville, Athens, attorney, benefits, Bessemer, best, Birmingham, birmingham social security disability attorneys, birmingham workers' compensation attorneys, Boaz, Calera, Centerpoint, Clanton, Cordova, Coronavirus, COVID, COVID-19, Cullman, Decatur, disability, disability attorneys, Enterprise, Evergreen, experienced, Fairfield, Florence, Ft. Payne, Gadsden, Gardendale, Guntersville, Harpersville, Hartselle, Hiring a Lawyer during the Coronavirus Pandemic, Hueytown, huntsville, huntsville social security disability attorneys, huntsville workers compensation attorneys, Jasper, job injuries, Kimberly, lawyer, Leeds, Madison, martindale hubbard, meeting zoom, Mobile, Monroeville, Montgomery, Morris, Muscle Shoals, New Hope, Opelika, Pelham, Phenix City, Scottsboro, Social Security, social security disability, ssi, superior, Tarrant City, Toney, top, Town Creek Ardmore, Tuscaloosa, Tuscumbia, virtual, virtual appointment, work, workers compensation, workers compensation attorneys, zoom |

Hiring a Lawyer during the Coronavirus Pandemic For the last 4 months our country has been battling the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), but as the economy has reopened and we have returned to work, workers have suffered job injuries. Most work injuries are minor in nature, but unfortunately many suffer serious injuries which require extended time Read More

Back Injuries

By William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published June 13, 2020 | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: Adger, al, alabama, alabama workers compensation attorneys, Alabaster, Albertville, Anniston, annular tear, appointments, Ashville, Athens, attorney, back, back injuries, back injury, Bessemer, best, Birmingham, birmingham workers' compensation attorneys, Boaz, Calera, Centerpoint, cervical, Clanton, Construction, Cordova, Cullman, Decatur, disk, Enterprise, Evergreen, experienced, extrusion, Fairfield, Florence, free consultation, Ft. Payne, Gadsden, Gardendale, Guntersville, Harpersville, Hartselle, healthcare, herniated disk, Hueytown, huntsville, huntsville workers compensation attorneys, hurt, injury report, Jasper, Kimberly, lawyer, Leeds, lower back, lumbar, Madison, martindale hubbard, Mobile, Monroeville, Montgomery, Morris, Muscle Shoals, neck, New Hope, numbness disc, Opelika, pain, Pelham, Phenix City, Powell and Denny, production, protrusion, ruptured, Scottsboro, slipped, superior, Tarrant City, thoracic, Toney, top, Town Creek Ardmore, Tuscaloosa, Tuscumbia, upper back, virtual, We Work When You Can't, work, workers compensation, zoom |

Back Injuries If you work in Alabama and do physical work, such as construction work, production work, Healthcare duties, etc., eventually you will most likely have a job accident and suffer a back injury while performing your job duties. Most workers who suffer a back injury do not suffer a serious injury, although a badly Read More

Workers Compensation and Coronavirus

By William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published May 21, 2020 | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: Adger, al, alabama, alabama workers compensation attorneys, Alabaster, Albertville, Anniston, appointments, Ashville, Athens, attorney, benefits, Bessemer, best, birmigham workers' compensation attorneys, birmigham workers' compensation lawyers, Birmingham, Boaz, Calera, Centerpoint, Clanton, Cordova, Coronavirus, COVID, COVID-19, Cullman, Decatur, Enterprise, Evergreen, experienced, Fairfield, Florence, free consultation, Ft. Payne, Gadsden, Gardendale, Guntersville, Harpersville, Hartselle, Hueytown, huntsville, huntsville workers compensation attorneys, injury, Jasper, Kimberly, lawyer, Leeds, Madison, Mobile, Monroeville, Montgomery, Morris, Muscle Shoals, New Hope, Opelika, Pelham, Phenix City, Powell and Denny, questions, Scottsboro, superior, Tarrant City, Toney, top, tort, Town Creek Ardmore, Tuscaloosa, Tuscumbia, virtual, We Work When You Can't, work, work related, workers comp, workers compensation, Workers Compensation and Coronavirus, zoom |

Workers Compensation and Coronavirus This article is sad, and shows how very little most politicians know-or care-about injured workers or workers’ compensation benefits. Workers are told to get back to work, but then politicians want to prevent them from receiving workers’ compensation benefits should they incur COVID-19. In their rush to please businesses (way too often Read More

Job related deaths on the rise

By William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published January 28, 2020 | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: al, alabama, alabama workers compensation attorneys, attorney, best, Birmingham, birmingham workers' compensation lawyers, claim, compensation, death benefits, deaths, expereinced, huntsville, huntsville workers compensation attorneys, job injury, Job related deaths on the rise, lawyer, martindale hubbard, personal injury, Powell and Denny, questions, rights, top, We Work When You Can't, work, work accident, worker, workers compensation, workplace fatality, worplace |

Job related deaths on the rise 5,250 workers died on the job in the U.S. in 2018, the latest year for which statistics are available, according to the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is a 2% increase over 2017. In Alabama, 89 workers lost their lives in a job-related accident, and increase of Read More

Little Fraud by Workers Found in Workers’ Compensation Claims

By William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published January 21, 2020 | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: al, alabama, alabama workers compensation attorneys, attorney, benefits, best, Birmingham, birmingham workers' compensation lawyers, claim, claims, experienced, fraud, huntsville, huntsville workers compensation attorneys, hurt at work, injured worker, injury, job injury, lawyer, Little Fraud by Workers Found in Workers’ Compensation Claims, martindale hubbard, Powell and Denny, questions, right, top, We Work When You Can't, work, workers comp, workers compensation |

Little Fraud by Workers Found in Workers’ Compensation Claims The attached article from an insurance journal discusses fraud in workers’ compensation. The author tells how “certain schemes and scenarios are addressed, another pops up elsewhere, costing insurers and employers more than $7 Billion per year, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau.”* The fraud discussed is Read More

Workplace Injury – Psychological Problems

By William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published December 18, 2019 | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: al, alabama, alabama workers compensation attorneys, anxiety, best, Birmingham, birmingham workers' compensation lawyers, claim, depression, huntsville, huntsville workers, huntsville workers compensation attorneys, hurt at work, injury, martindal hubbard, mental, mental disorder, mental problem, physicial injury, Powell and Denny, psychologic problem, psychological, psychological problem, right, side effects, top, We Work When You Can't, work, workers comp, workers compensation, workplace, Workplace Injury - Psychological Problems, worse |

Workplace Injury – Psychological Problems Five months ago, an armed utilities engineer went on a shooting rampage inside the Virginia Beach Municipal Complex. 12 persons were killed, but hundreds more were injured-both physically and mentally. Five months later, 450 city employees have filed for workers’ compensation benefits related to the shooting. The mountain of claims represents Read More

Schizophrenia and Social Security Disability Benefits

By William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published December 12, 2019 | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: al, alabama, alabama disability attorneys, Anderson cooper, attorney, benefits, best, child, children, delusions, disability, disabiltiy benefits, disabled, don't give up, hallucinations, hoover, hoover social security disability attorneys, huntsville, huntsville social security disability attorneys, lawyer, martindale hubbard, paranoia, Powell and Denny, schizophrenia, Schizophrenia and Social Security Disability Benefits, Social Security, social security disability, ssi, top, We Work When You Can't, work |

Schizophrenia and Social Security Disability Benefits Schizophrenia is a horrible mental illness which affects roughly 1.2% of Americans (3.2 million). According to the attached article, it is estimated that 70-80% of persons who suffer from schizophrenia fail to respond to antipsychotic treatment. That means that somewhere between 2,240,000 – 2,560,000 Americans who try to battle against Read More

Alabama Workers Compensation Questions: (11) I want a second opinion about whether I need surgery:

By William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published October 17, 2019 | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: al, alabama, Alabama Workers Comp Lawyers, alabama workers compensation, benefits, best, birmingham workers' compensation lawyers, huntsville workers compensation attorneys, job injury, lawyers, medical treatment, panel of fourlaw, Powell and Denny, question, right, second opinion, surgery, top attorneys, we work when you can't alabama workers' compensation attorneys, work, workers comp, workers compensation |

Alabama Workers Compensation Questions: (11) I want a second opinion about whether I need surgery: If you work in Alabama and have suffered a job injury, you are most likely entitled to benefits under Alabama’s Workers’ Comp law. Part of your rights under our Worker’ Compensation Law includes your right to medical treatment. As we Read More

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