Alabama Workers' Comp Blawg

  • 06
  • 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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  • 22
  • 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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  • 22
  • 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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  • 22
  • 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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  • 22
  • 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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  • 12
  • 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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  • 30
  • 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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  • 28
  • 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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  • 21
  • 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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  • 10
  • 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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  • 07
  • 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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  • 07
  • 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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  • 01
  • 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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  • 15
  • 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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  • 05
  • 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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  • 15
  • 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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  • 12
  • 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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  • 12
  • Jan
  • 2022

SUPREME COURT ADOPTS PERMANENT RULE REGARDING WORKERS’ COMPENSATION SETTLEMENTS

On December 30, 2021, the Supreme Court of Alabama adopted Rule 47 of the Alabama Rules of Judicial Administration, providing that a Circuit Court shall dismiss any pending actio…

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  • 12
  • Jan
  • 2022

2022 Alabama Mileage Reimbursement Rate Update

Effective January 1, 2022, the mileage reimbursement rate for Alabama is 58.5 cents per mile, a 2.5 cent increase from 2021. About the Author This blog submission was prepared …

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  • 12
  • Jan
  • 2022

Alabama’s Exclusivity Doctrine Fails to Protect Employer from Wrongful Death Claim Following Employee’s Fatal Heart Attack at Work

The Alabama Supreme Court recently denied a petition filed by Walmart for a Writ of Mandamus. The petition was filed as the result of the trial court denying Walmart’s motion fo…

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