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- Jul
- 2013
Alabama Court Persuaded by Employee's Testimony Instead of Medical Evidence
The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals recently affirmed a trial court’s determination of disability which was based on the employee’s subjective complaints of pain and her appearance…
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- Jul
- 2013
Alabama Courts Consider Twilight Zone of Concurrent Jurisdiction
The Supreme Court of Alabama recently addressed preemption of the Alabama Workers’ Compensation Act by the Federal Longshore and Harbors Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA) in Ferna…
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- Jul
- 2013
Alabama Judges can Assign Disability Ratings that are Lower than the Impairment Rating Assigned by the Doctor
On July 19, 2013, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals released its opinion in Gore v. Lafarge North America, Inc. wherein it addressed the trial judge’s ability to assign a disabil…
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- Jul
- 2013
Alabama Workers Compensation Rate Change Effective July 1, 2013
For claims occurring on or after July 1, 2013, the maximum workers’ compensation rate is $788 per week and the minimum is $217 per week. This change is based on the Commissioner …
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- Jul
- 2013
Alabama Supreme Court Reverses Court of Civil Appeals' Decision in Retaliatory Discharge Case
On June 28, 2013, the Supreme Court of Alabama released its opinion in the case of Ex parte Stanford D. Isbell, wherein it reversed the the Court of Civil Appeals which overturned…
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- Jun
- 2013
Alabama Court Holds Employer Provided UM Benefits Subject to Subrogation
On June 21, 2013, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals released its decision in the case of Samuel Roblero v. Cox Pools of the Southeast, Inc. In that case, the Court of Appeals up…
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- May
- 2013
Alabama Court of Civil Appeals Considers Last Injurious Exposure Rule
Office Max, Inc. v. Academy, Ltd. - Released May 17, 2013 This case stems from a workers’ compensation case involving an employee of Office Max. The employee claimed that in 2002 …
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- May
- 2013
Bipartisan Medicare Legislation Introduced to the House of Representatives
Reps. Dave Reichert (R-WA) and Mike Thompson (D-CA) introduced the Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers’ Compensation Settlement Agreement Act (H.R. 1982) into the House of Repres…
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- Apr
- 2013
Alabama Court of Civil Appeals Addresses Several Issues in Affirming Permanent and Total Award
On April 19, 2013, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals released its opinion in McAbee Construction, Inc. v. Elvin Allday. At trial, the employee presented evidence that he had wor…
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- Mar
- 2013
Unexplained Falls are not Compensable in Alabama
On March 1, 2013, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals released its opinion in Ex Parte Russell Threadgill wherein it denied in part and granted in part the employee’s petition for …
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- Feb
- 2013
Alabama's Judicial Estoppel Defense in Workers' Compensation Matters... Use it or Lose it!
On February 15, 2013, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals released its opinion in CVS/Caremark Corp. v. Gloria Washington wherein it addressed the affirmative defense of judicial …
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- Feb
- 2013
Alabama Judge Addresses Link Between Manual Labor and Cumulative Trauma Injuries
On February 8, 2013, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals released its opinion in Ex Parte Johns & Kirksey, Inc. wherein it denied an employer’s petition for a writ of mandamus.…
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- Jan
- 2013
SMART Act Improves Medicare Conditional Payment System
On January 10, 2013, President Obama signed the SMART Act (the Strengthening Medicare and Re-Paying Tax Payers Act) into law. The Act reforms certain aspects of Medicare’s requi…
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- Jan
- 2013
Experiencing Temporary Symptoms does not Constitute a Permanent Aggravation
In Alabama, an aggravation of a preexisting condition can be treated as a new injury if the claimant was working without restriction prior to the accident date or date of last exp…
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- Jan
- 2013
Alabama Workers Compensation Organization 2013 Dues and Spring Conference
Membership in the Alabama Workers’ Compensation Organization offers a number of professional and social opportunities. Among these is the popular 3 day Annual Spring Conference u…
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- Jan
- 2013
2013 Alabama Mileage Reimbursement Rate Update
Effective January 1, 2013, the standard mileage reimbursement rate for Alabama was increased to 56.5 cents per mile.
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- Dec
- 2012
Alabama Court of Civil Appeals Reverses Order Requiring Employer to Pay Medical on Twenty Five Year Old Injury
On December 14, 2012, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals released its opinion in Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company v. Marvin Wilson. On appeal, was the trial court’s holding tha…
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- Nov
- 2012
Alabama Court of Civil Appeals Affirms Award of Death Benefits
On October 26, 2012, The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals released its opinion in the case of Hornady Transportation, LLC v. Gwendolyn Fluellen. In that case, the employer appealed …
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- Nov
- 2012
Alabama Volunteers and the Right to Workers Compensation Benefits
Volunteers in Alabama who provide free or charitable services for organizations are generally not covered by the Alabama Workers’ Compensation Act. The idea being that someone who…
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- Sep
- 2012
Scott Baio, Joan Jett, Bilbo Baggins, and Tommy Lasorda
What do all of these people have in common with the Alabama Workers’ Comp Blawg? They all celebrate birthdays on September 22nd. Many thanks to all of our readers who have helped …
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