Alabama Workers' Comp Blawg

  • 25
  • Jul
  • 2026

Alabama Court Confirms PTD cannot be Ordered for Life of Claimant

  On February 13, 2026, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals issued its opinion in Professional Education Services Group, LLC v. Ford, delivering a mixed result that offers importan…

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  • 25
  • Jul
  • 2026

Alabama Court Reaffirms that Proving Permanent Total Disability Requires More than an Inability to Return to Prior Job

  On February 27, 2026, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals released BISCO Refractories, Inc. v. Dean. Like a few other recent opinions, it did not create new law or interpret prio…

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  • 25
  • Jul
  • 2026

Alabama Court Says It Again: Prove Compensability Before You Get Court-Ordered Treatment

  On July 17, 2026, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals released its opinion in Ex parte Waterville USA, Inc. The decision does not create any new law. Instead, it doubles down on …

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  • 20
  • Jul
  • 2026

An Overlooked Alabama Workers’ Compensation Benefit: The Kids’ Chance Scholarship Program

  When a workplace injury or fatality changes a family’s life forever, the focus is understandably on medical care and financial benefits. Unfortunately, one valuable resource is…

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  • 14
  • Jul
  • 2026

The Stormy Petrel Strikes Back: College Athletes and Employee Status

  Every workers' compensation claim begins with the same threshold question: Is the injured person an employee? If the answer is no, the claim ends before it begins. Traditionally…

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  • 28
  • Apr
  • 2026

Alabama Supreme Court Sends Clear Message on AI Misuse in Legal Briefs

  On April 24, 2026, the Alabama Supreme Court dismissed an appeal and imposed significant sanctions after determining that the appellants’ briefs were riddled with fabricated leg…

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  • 19
  • Feb
  • 2026

Alabama Court of Civil Appeals Reverses Lifetime Aspect of PTD Verdict

  On February 13, 2026, The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals released its opinion in the matter styled Professional Education Services Group, LLC (“PESG”) v. Richard A. Ford., where…

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  • 31
  • Jan
  • 2026

Alabama Workers’ Comp Opinion Drought: Quenching Our Readers’ Thirst with Mileage Rates and Acronym Survival Guides

  Remember when we used to wake up excited about a new court opinion? Yeah, me neither. it’s been so long that the most thrilling article on our Blawg this month was “Lost in T…

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  • 21
  • Jan
  • 2026

Alabama Supreme Court Denies Mandamus in Co-Employee Immunity Case

  In Ex parte Griffin, the Alabama Supreme Court denied a petition for mandamus filed by co-employees seeking immunity from a civil suit arising out of a workplace injury. The de…

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  • 17
  • Jan
  • 2026

Lost in Translation: A Survival Guide to Workers’ Compensation Acronyms

  The WC world runs on abbreviations. Seasoned WC veterans type three letters, hit send, and assume everyone knows exactly what they meant. Sometimes they do. Sometimes… not so…

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  • 08
  • Jan
  • 2026

Alabama 2026 Mileage Reimbursement Rate Update

  Effective January 1, 2026, the mileage reimbursement rate for Alabama increased to 72.5 cents per mile.   About the Author:   This article was prepared by Mike Fish, an attorney…

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  • 07
  • Jan
  • 2026

From Workers’ Compensation to Workers’ Recovery: Why Change Can and Should Start in Alabama

Thirteen years ago, my friend Bob Wilson asked a deceptively simple question: What if we stopped calling this system “workers’ compensation” and started calling it “Workers’ Reco…

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  • 10
  • Nov
  • 2025

Alabama Workers’ Compensation Act Withstands Another Constitutional Attack

On November 7, 2025, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals, in Carter-Shepherd v. Royal Furniture Company and State of Alabama, affirmed a Jefferson County Circuit Court’s decision r…

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  • 07
  • Nov
  • 2025

Idiopathic Risk on the Road: Alabama Court Weighs Workplace Causation Test

On October 24, 2025, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals released its opinion in the matter styled MMR Constructors, Inc. v. Taylor. The employee put forth evidence at trial sugg…

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  • 02
  • Oct
  • 2025

PTSD in Workers’ Compensation: Guarding Against Over-Diagnosis

a PTSD is one of the most frequently asserted mental health conditions we see in the workers’ compensation system. And while there’s no question that true PTSD can sometimes be de…

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  • 26
  • Sep
  • 2025

Alabama Workers’ Comp Meets the Highlander Rule: There Can Be Only One Panel

The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals didn't lose its head when asked to weigh in on the often debated “second panel of four” question in workers’ compensation. In Ex parte Lancaste…

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  • 01
  • Jul
  • 2025

Alabama Workers’ Compensation Rate Change – Effective July 1, 2025

A routine annual adjustment to workers’ compensation rates goes into effect on July 1, 2025. These changes—as required by Alabama Code § 25‑5‑68—are based on statewide average we…

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  • 16
  • Jun
  • 2025

Alabama Workers’ Compensation Society Heads “Back to the Future” with November Seminar

The Alabama Workers’ Compensation Society has announced exciting plans for its upcoming November seminar.  What You Need to Know: • Membership Registration: The Society is curren…

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  • 27
  • Apr
  • 2025

New Alabama Law Provides Workers’ Compensation Benefits to Education Employees

On April 24, 2025, Governor Kay Ivey signed the Mary Anne Leonard Educators' On-The-Job Injury Act into law. Prior to this new law, public education employees had no access to w…

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  • 14
  • Feb
  • 2025

The Horseplay Defense to Alabama Workers’ Compensation Benefits

In Alabama, for an accident to be compensable, it must both arise out of and occur in the course of the employment. Unlike many states that employ a one part “but for” causation …

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