- 18
- Jan
- 2025
Alabama Workers Compensation Act Survives Constitutional Challenge
On December 6, 2024, the Alabama Supreme Court released its opinion in the case of Crenshaw v. Sonic Drive in of Greenville wherein it refused to find the Alabama Wor…
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- Jan
- 2025
Tennessee Appellate Board Holds TTD Not Owed When Accommodated Duty Refused Due to Doctor Imposed Driving Restriction
On October 21, 2024, the Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board reversed a trial court’s order that reinstated temporary disability benefits. The employee had…
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- Jan
- 2025
Alabama Circuit Court Cannot Acquire Jurisdiction of a Workers Compensation Matter in its Capacity as an Appellate Court
On September 20, 2024, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals released its opinion in the case Zackery v. Huntley wherein it reversed both the District Cou…
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- Jan
- 2025
Alabama Court of Appeals Addresses Difference Between Subrogation and Right to Reimbursement
On September 20, 2024, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals released its opinion in the case of Alabama Home Builders Self Insurance Fund, Inc. v. Tumlin wherein …
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- Jan
- 2025
Alabama Supreme Court Reverses $3M Bench Verdict Against Co-Employees in Safety Guard Removal Lawsuit
On August 30, 2024, the Alabama Supreme Court released its opinion in the case of Leader v. Pablo wherein it reversed a bench trial judgment awarding punitive damages in t…
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- Dec
- 2024
2025 Alabama Mileage Reimbursement Rate Update
Effective January 1, 2025, the mileage reimbursement rate for Alabama will be raised by 3 cents to 70 cents per mile. About the Author This blog submission was prepared by Mike Fi…
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- Sep
- 2024
Alabama Court of Civil Appeals Finds Employer Responsible for Injuries Aggravated in MVA Occurring 9 Years Post-Settlement
On August 16, 2024, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals released its opinion in Victoryland v. Patricia Dianne Arnold wherein it addressed the Successive Compensable Injury Test. …
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- Sep
- 2024
Come Get Groovy at the Alabama Workers’ Compensation Organization Seminar in November
The next CAN’T MISS event for workers’ compensation professionals in Alabama is the Annual Seminar put on by the Alabama Workers’ Compensation Organization (AWCO). This year’s th…
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- Jul
- 2024
Alabama Workers’ Compensation Rate Change Effective July 1, 2024
As of July 1, 2024, the maximum workers’ compensation payable is increased to $1,130.00 per week and the minimum is increased to $311.00 per week. The memorandum regarding the new…
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- Jan
- 2024
2024 Alabama Mileage Reimbursement Rate Update
Effective January 1, 2024, the mileage reimbursement rate for Alabama was raised by half a cent to 67 cents per mile. About the Author This blog submission was prepared by Mike Fi…
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- Oct
- 2023
Alabama Workers’ Compensation Rate Change Effective July 1, 2023
As of July 1, 2023, the maximum workers’ compensation payable increased to $1084.00 per week and the minimum increased to $298.00 per week.
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- Oct
- 2023
Alabama Supreme Court Says Employee’s Knowledge of Special Employer/Employee Relationship Not Important
On May 19, 2023, the Alabama Supreme Court release its opinion in Ex parte Midsouth Paving, Inc. wherein it reversed the trial court’s denial of summary judgment on the issue of w…
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- Oct
- 2023
Alabama 2023 Mileage Reimbursement Rate Update
Effective January 1, 2023, the mileage reimbursement rate for Alabama increased to 66.5 cents per mile.
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- Oct
- 2023
Alabama Supreme Court Says Removing Lid to Unclog Machine Constitutes a Repair Instead of Safety Device Removal
On December 2, 2022, the Alabama Supreme Court release its opinion in Ex parte Varoff wherein it granted the employer’s petition for writ of mandamus. The trial judge had previou…
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- Dec
- 2022
Alabama Starts the Two-Year Statute of Limitations at the Time a Latent Injury Should Have Reasonably been Discovered
In Alabama, all disputed workers’ compensation claims are handled through the regular court system. Alabama is the only remaining state to handle disputed claims in this manner. …
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- Sep
- 2022
Alabama Legislature Amends Workers’ Compensation Act
Although not exactly a broad sweeping reform of the Alabama Workers’ Compensation Act, the Alabama legislature recently amended the statutory definitions of “employer” and “emplo…
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- Sep
- 2022
The Case of the Compensable Cow Attack
We have shark week. Why not cow week? They are more dangerous! They kill more people. On average cows kill 22 people each year worldwide whereas sharks are responsible for clo…
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- Sep
- 2022
Award Winning Blawg Turns 15
On September 22, 2022, the Alabama Workers' Comp Blawg will celebrate its 15th birthday. Although not quite old enough to legally drive, it has been the recipient of numerous awa…
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- Aug
- 2022
Alabama Workers’ Compensation and the Monkeypox Virus
Fresh on the heels of COVID-19, reports of monkeypox outbreaks in the United States are starting to get the attention of employers. Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by infectio…
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- Jul
- 2022
Alabama Supreme Court Affirms Summary Judgment in Favor of Employer and TPA in Outrage Claim
The Alabama Supreme Court recently affirmed summary judgment in favor of Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation and its third-party workers’ compensation administrator, Sedgwick Claims Manag…
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