- 08
- Jun
- 2021
Alabama Co-Employee Willful Conduct Claims Remain Difficult to Prove
In exchange for providing no fault workers’ compensation insurance, Alabama employers are afforded the protections of the Exclusivity Doctrine. While this doctrine serves to…
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- May
- 2021
Alabama Appellate Court Reverses Summary Judgment in Favor of Employer
The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals recently released an opinion in In re: Laura Register v. Outdoor Aluminum, Inc. wherein it reversed summary judgment in favor of the emplo…
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- Apr
- 2021
Alabama Department of Labor and Department of Insurance Licensing Requirements for Workers' Compensation Lost Time Claims Handlers
The Alabama Department of Labor (ADOL) requires all people handling lost time workers’ compensation claims to complete 8 hours of Continuing Education (CE) per calendar year…
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- Apr
- 2021
Alabama Supreme Court Pandemic Emergency Response Orders Extended Through End of July 2021
On April 28, 2021, the Alabama Supreme Court issued Administrative Order No. 10 which extended its previous orders concerning workers’ compensation and taking witness testim…
Read More- 07
- Apr
- 2021
April is Distracted Driver Awareness Month
Ten years ago, we posted a blog article entitled Driving Distracted Should be a Safety Rule Violation. Since that time, this deadly roadway epidemic has only gotten worse. …
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- Feb
- 2021
Alabama Workers’ Compensation Act Provides Sole Remedy for Late Indemnity Payments
On February 26, 2021, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals released its opinions concerning three petitions for mandamus that arose out of an action for contempt. Specifically, t…
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- Feb
- 2021
The Bridge that Isn't
The following blog article is published with the permission of guest blogger, Judge David Langham. It was originally published on Judge Langham’s blog, Florida Workers’ Com…
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- Jan
- 2021
Alabama Attorney General Says Vaccination Side Effects are Covered by Workers’ Compensation
At least, that was the opinion of the Alabama AG on February 3, 2003. A few months prior to that, President Bush announced the National Smallpox Vaccination Program, a smallpox…
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- Dec
- 2020
2021 Alabama Mileage Reimbursement Rate Update
Effective January 1, 2021, the mileage reimbursement rate for Alabama will be 56.0 cents per mile, a 1.5 cent decrease from 2020. …
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- Dec
- 2020
Alabama Supreme Court Pandemic Emergency Response Orders Extended Through End of April 2021
On December 21, 2020 the Alabama Supreme Court issued Administrative Order No. 9 which extended its previous orders concerning workers’ compensation and taking witness testimony…
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- Dec
- 2020
In Alabama Application of Collateral Estoppel Does Not Violate Right to Trial by Jury
On December 11, 2020, the Alabama Supreme Court rendered a decision finding that collateral estoppel does not violate the constitutional right to a trial by jur…
Read More- 09
- Dec
- 2020
The Alabama Workers' Compensation Organization...Membership has its Privileges…Even During a Pandemic
Membership in the AWCO offers several professional and social opportunities annually to interact with other workers' compensation professionals. Usually, the highlight of the ye…
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- Oct
- 2020
World Renown Birmingham Orthopedic Surgeon Suspended for Hoarding Bones
We make no bones about it; this is one of the stranger stories to be posted on the Alabama Workers’ Compensation Blawg. It was recently reported by WorkersCompensation.com t…
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- Sep
- 2020
The Alabama Workers’ Compensation Blawg Turns 13
In a year that has given us a global pandemic, violent demonstrations and protests, wildfires, locust swarms, murder hornets, and devastating hurricanes, it is appropriate t…
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- Aug
- 2020
Alabama Supreme Court Pandemic Emergency Response Orders Extended Through End of 2020
On August 14, 2020 the Alabama Supreme Court issued Administrative Order No. 8 which extended its previous orders concerning workers’ compensation and taking witness testimo…
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- Aug
- 2020
Alabama not Likely to Create COVID-19 Presumptions via Executive Order
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, governors in various states have issued executive orders which purport to create a presumption that COVID-19 is a compensable occupational…
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- Jul
- 2020
WorkersCompensation.com and the National Workers' Compensation Defense Network to Host Another Free Webinar Regarding COVID-19
On Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at 10:00 am (CST) a panel of experienced workers’ compensation defense attorneys representing different states will present a timely and comprehensive …
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- Jul
- 2020
Alabama Workers’ Compensation Rate Change Effective July 1, 2020
As of July 1, 2020, the maximum workers’ compensation payable is increased to $920.00 per week and the minimum is increased to $253.00 per week. The memorandum regarding the ne…
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- Jun
- 2020
WorkersCompensation.com and the National Workers' Compensation Defense Network to Host Another Free Webinar Regarding COVID-19
On Friday, June 26, 2020 at 10:00 am (CST) a panel of experienced workers’ compensation defense attorneys representing different states will present a timely and comprehensive w…
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- Jun
- 2020
WorkersCompensation.com and the National Workers' Compensation Defense Network to Host Another Free Webinar Regarding COVID-19
On Monday, June 15, 2020 at 10:00 am (CST) a panel of experienced workers’ compensation defense attorneys representing different states will present a timely and comprehensive w…
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