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- Jul
- 2021
Alabama Supreme Court Pandemic Emergency Response Orders Extended Through End of October 2021
On July 28, 2021, the Alabama Supreme Court issued Administrative Order No. 12, which extended its previous orders concerning workers’ compensation settlements. This means t…
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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…
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- Mar
- 2020
Alabama Governor Issues Proclamation Regarding Notaries and Witnesses
On March 26, Governor Kay Ivey issued a proclamation that temporarily allows notaries who are licensed attorneys or operating under the supervision of a licensed attorney to not…
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- Mar
- 2020
Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Issues Temporary Rules Regarding Workers’ Compensation Settlements
On March 18, 2020, Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice, Tom Parker, issued an Order setting forth temporary rules regarding workers’ compensation settlements. Per the Order…
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- Mar
- 2020
Director of Alabama Department of Labor Workers’ Compensation Division Issues Memorandum Concerning Ombudsman Program
On March 18, 2020, the Director of the Alabama Department of Labor (ADOL) Workers’ Compensation Division, Steve Garrett, released a Memorandum concerning the Ombudsman Progr…
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- Feb
- 2020
Alabama Department of Labor Needs to Know the County Where the Benefit Review Conference Occurred
Regardless of whether a workers’ compensation settlement is finalized before a Circuit Court Judge or an ADOL Ombudsman, the ADOL Workers’ Compensation Division, must receive a …
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- Jan
- 2020
Beginning January 1, 2020, the Alabama Department of Labor, Workers’ Compensation Division, Requires a Completed WC-4 Claim Summary Form for all Alabama Workers’ Compensation Settlements
Effective January 1, 2020, the Alabama Department of Labor, Workers’ Compensation Division, must receive a completed WC-4 Claim Summary Form for all Alabama Workers’ Compensatio…
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- Nov
- 2019
Alabama DOL Ombudsmen will Continue to Offer set Schedule for Benefit Review Conferences in 2020
Ombudsmen Patricia Fraley and Ted Roose plan to continue to keep regular office hours on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of every month from 9-12 and 1-3 for anyone who wants to su…
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- Feb
- 2019
Alabama DOL Ombudsmen will Continue to Offer set Schedule for Benefit Review Conferences in Birmingham
Ombudsmen Patricia Fraley and Ted Roose plan to continue to keep regular office hours on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of every month from 9-12 and 1-3 for anyone who wants to su…
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- Jan
- 2018
Alabama Ombudsmen will Continue to Offer set Schedule for Benefit Review Conferences in Birmingham
Ombudsmen Patricia Fraley and Ted Roose plan to continue to keep regular office hours on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of every month from 9-12 and 1-4 for anyone who wants to submit a…
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- Jun
- 2017
Alabama Ombudsmen Offering Set Schedule for Benefit Review Conferences
Ombudsmen Patricia Fraley and Ted Roose are now located in the new Career Center located at 3216 4th Avenue South (Birmingham). Because of this new location they are able to handl…
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- Oct
- 2014
Alabama Court of Appeals Reverses Itself in Attorney Fee Case
On October 10, 2014, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals released its opinion in the case of Arthur Barney v. Elizabeth Bell, as personal representative of the estate of Maurice Be…
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- Aug
- 2014
Alabama Court of Appeals Holds that Attorney Should not Take Fee in Workers Comp case and Third Party Case
On July 18, 2014, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals released its opinion in Arthur Barney v. Elizabeth Bell, as personal representative of the estate of Maurice Bell, deceased, a…
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- Jul
- 2009
COEMPLOYEE WILLFUL CONDUCT CLAIMS DO NOT ARISE UNDER THE ACT
Willie Jones v. Ray Ruth: On July 24, 2009, the Court of Civil Appeals reversed the Trial Court’s ruling that a settlement agreement barred the plaintiff’s claims against a co-emp…
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- Jun
- 2009
TRIAL COURT CANNOT LIBERALLY CONSTRUE A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AGAINST THE EMPLOYER
Matthew’s Masonry Company v. Edward Aldridge, Jr.: On June 5, 2009, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals considered the trial court’s interpretation of certain settlement language f…
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- Jan
- 2009
AGE DISCRIMINATION DISMISSAL REVERSED
Marcus Lynn Whitson v. City of Hoover: On January 16, 2009, the Alabama Supreme Court considered this case wherein the employee settled his workers’ compensation case and then sue…
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