Workplace Accidents
When Would You File a 3rd Party Claim in Workplace Injury?
Alabama’s workers’ compensation program might not be the only means of recovery available to you as an injured employee. As is the case in most states, Alabama’s workers’ compensation program does not prevent an employee from pursuing additional damages in a personal injury lawsuit – as long as the defendant is a third party...
Read MoreEmployer Subrogation in Alabama
Of all the calculations and formulas used to calculate benefits and liabilities in worker's compensation case, none have proven to be as frustrating and perplexing as the formula used to determine the subrogation rights of the employer when there has been a third-party recovery by the injured employee. Alabama Code Section 25-5-11 bestows subrogation...
Read MoreWork Amputation Compensation In Alabama: Time for Change
If you have lost a limb while on the job, by now you have discovered Alabama's backward and out-dated system of compensation for amputation injuries occurring in the workplace. Shockingly, while most states require the employer and worker's comp carrier to pay for past and future lost wages and any vocational disability, Alabama has...
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