- 05
- 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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- Jul
- 2022
Alabama Mileage Reimbursement Rate Update
Effective July 1, 2022, the mileage reimbursement rate for Alabama has been increased to 62.5 cents per mile, and 4 cent increase over the first half of 2022. About the Author Thi…
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- Jul
- 2022
Alabama Workers’ Compensation Rate Change Effective July 1, 2022
As of July 1, 2022, the maximum workers’ compensation payable is increased to $1026.00 per week and the minimum is increased to $282.00 per week. The memorandum regarding the new…
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- Jun
- 2022
“Workers’ Compensation Emerging Issues Analysis” is a Must Read for Workers’ Compensation Practitioners
For those of you who follow national trends and hot issues regarding workers’ compensation, I highly recommend the 2021 LexisNexis book entitled “Workers Compensation Emerging Iss…
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- May
- 2022
The Alabama Exception to the Schedule that is not an Exception
In somewhat of a revelation, I learned today that there are not 3 exceptions to the schedule. Not only have I firmly believed that to be the case, I taught others on the subject.…
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- Apr
- 2022
How to Know When you Need an Interpreter
The Tennessee Bureau of Workers’ Compensation recently adopted a set of guidelines to be utilized when an interpreter is used in a court proceeding. Personally, I have used an …
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- Jan
- 2022
Don’t Miss the February 28, 2022 Deadline to Join the Alabama Workers’ Compensation Organization
February 28, 2022 is the deadline for discounted AWCO membership registration that includes a free conference. Registration will close at 5:00 pm CST. If you have not registere…
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