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Alabama Workers Compensation Questions: (41) Is the Company Nurse allowed to be present during my doctor visit?
Is the Company Nurse allowed to be present during my doctor visit? No, they are not. You have the right to ask them (politely) to wait outside while you are evaluated and discussing your injury with the doctor. The law allows the insurance company to have a nurse speak with the doctor about your treatment, Read More
Read MoreAlabama Workers Compensation Questions: (40) Can I still bring a claim for workers compensation benefits if I did not immediately file an Injury Report?
Can I still bring a claim for workers compensation benefits if I did not immediately file an injury report? First off, it is not an accident report that is to be filed, it is an INJURY report. This is not just a matter of semantics. Per Alabama law, employers are to file an injury report Read More
Read MoreAlabama Workers Compensation Questions: (39) Can I still bring a workers compensation claim if I tested positive for drugs?
Can I still bring a workers compensation claim if I tested positive for drugs? Taking illegal drugs, or misusing prescription drugs, is against the law–we all know this. If you suffered a job injury because you were under the effects of an illegal drug, or because you were abusing a legally prescribed drug or alcohol, Read More
Read MoreThe High Cost of Workers Comp
The High Cost of Workers Comp Alabama Workers Compensation Lawyers The High Cost of Workers Comp: Earlier this month I spoke on the the phone with one of my workers compensation clients; they informed me that the stress and financial problems he and his family have been forced to go through during the pendency of Read More
Read MoreAlabama Workers Compensation Questions: (38) Do I have to see the IME Doctor?
Do I have to see the IME doctor? If you have suffered a serious injury and are receiving costly treatment from your treating physician, chances are that at some point you will be contacted by workers comp and told that you have to see another doctor (called an independent medical examination or IME). It is Read More
Read MoreAlabama Workers Compensation Questions: (37) Do I have to see the Company Doctor?
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
Read MoreTax Cuts Lead to Attack on Disability Beneficiaries
Those tax cuts from a few years ago are coming home to roost. The National Deficit is expected to balloon by Trillions because of it-so the Administration is looking for ways to save money and the least of those among us is who they are looking at. It has already become much harder for someone Read More
Read MoreAlabama Workers Compensation Questions: (36) What should I do if My Boss told me to use my own insurance?
What should I do if my boss told me to use my own insurance? We have heard this a lot through the years-I heard it again just last week. A worker suffers a job injury and informs their boss of this fact as they are supposed to do; then, the injured workers’ boss asks them Read More
Read MoreAlabama Workers Compensation Questions: (35) Can I use my own insurance to receive medical treatment?
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
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