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- Apr
- 2015
Alabama Workers' Compensation Reform Bill Not Likely to Pass
On April 2, 2015, Alabama Republican State Senators Del Marsh and Cam Ward submitted Senate Bill 330, which proposes drastic reforms to The Alabama Workers' Compensation Act. If t…
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- Mar
- 2015
Alabama Court Reverses Award of Attorney Fees Where Utilization Review Properly Followed
On March 20, 2015, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals released its opinion in Good Hope Contracting Company, Inc. v. McCall wherein it upheld an order compelling medical treatment…
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- Mar
- 2015
Alabama Court of Appeals Reverses Trial Court's Order that Employer Pay for Knee Replacement
On February 27, 2015, the Alabama Court of Appeals released its decision in Ex parte Fairhope Health & Rehab, LLC. The facts of the case were as follows: The plaintiff, Lula D…
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- Feb
- 2015
A Horse is a Horse of Course, of Course, but in Alabama, Riding one may not be Considered in the Course
On February 27, 2015, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals released its opinion inDana Louise Pollock v. Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama, Inc. wherein it considered a claimed injury…
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- Feb
- 2015
Alabama Supreme Court Reverses Court of Appeals and Reinstates Permanent Total Disability Award
On January 30, 2015, the Supreme Court of Alabama reversed the Alabama Court of Appeals' ruling in Madison Academy, Inc. v. Hanvey.�_ The Supreme Court granted the employee's Peti…
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- Feb
- 2015
Alabama Governor Signs HB-107, Raising Maximum Burial Expense
As previously reported here, the Alabama Legislature passed HB-107 last year, increasing the maximum burial expenses an employer may be liable for from $3,000 to $6,500. Governor …
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- Jan
- 2015
It is Time to Join the Alabama Workers Compensation Organization
Do not forget to submit your 2015 Membership Application.��@Applications must be postmarked by February 27th in order to attend the Spring Conference at no charge. If you want to …
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- Jan
- 2015
The Alabama Workers' Compensation Organization...Membership has its Privileges
Membership in the AWCO offers a number of professional and social opportunities annually to interact with other workers' compensation professionals.�_ The highlight of the year is…
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- Dec
- 2014
2015 Alabama Mileage Reimbursement Rate
Effective January 1, 2015, the standard mileage reimbursement rate for Alabama will be 57.5 cents per mile. ________________________ ABOUT THE AUTHOR The article was written by…
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- Dec
- 2014
Alabama Court Finds Accident on the Way to Treatment for Injury Compensable
Flexicrew Staffing, Inc. v. Champion Released December 12, 2014 At the trial level the Baldwin County Circuit Court was presented with evidence related to whether of not Champio…
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- Nov
- 2014
Recent Tenth Circuit Decision Could Have Ramifications in Workers Compensation Retaliatory Discharge Cases
The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals recently released its decision in the case of Green v. Donahoe, No. 13-1096, 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 14290, 2014 WL 370823 (10th Cir. July 28, 2014…
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- Nov
- 2014
Alabama Court of Civil Appeals Considers Jurisdiction Issue where Alabama Resident is Injured in Texas
Similar to the decision which was discussed on our blawg on November 7, 2014, the Court of Civil Appeals again held in Ex Parte Lost River Oilfield Services, LLC, that out-of-stat…
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- Nov
- 2014
Alabama Court Again Finds Contract for Hire in Alabama Does not Mean Alabama Benefits
Ex parte Dalton Logistics Petition for Writ of Mandamus On November 7, 2014, The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals granted Dalton Logistics Petition for Writ of Mandamus. The Choct…
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- Oct
- 2014
Florida Judge Declares Exclusivity Doctrine Unconstitutional
Unless you have been cryogenically frozen in carbonite for the past 3 months, you have probably heard about the recent opinion released by Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Jorge Cueto whi…
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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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- Sep
- 2014
The Alabama Workers' Comp Blawg is Seven Years Old
Today the Alabama Workers' Comp Blawg celebrates another birthday. We would like to take this time to thank all of our readers who have helped to makehttp://www.alabamaworkerscomp…
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- Sep
- 2014
Alabama Court of Civil Appeals Reverses Permanent and Total Disability Award as Premature
On August, 8, 2014, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals released its opinion in Fab Arc Steel Supply, Inc. v. Timothy Dodd wherein it reversed a permanent and total disability awar…
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- Sep
- 2014
Alabama Court Rules Exemption From Coverage Must be Revoked
Hooks v. Coastal Stone Works, Inc. Released September 5, 2014 The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals ruled that an officer of a corporation must take action to revoke previous certif…
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- Aug
- 2014
DEA Reclassifies Hydrocodone
In an effort to reduce painkiller abuse and misuse, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) announced last week that it is reclassifying hydrocodone as a Schedule II Controlled Substanc…
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- Aug
- 2014
Alabama Court Holds that Walk-in Tub Qualifies as Other Apparatus but is not Reasonably Necessary
Flanagan Lumbar Co., Inc. v. Tennison Released August 22, 2014 The Alabama Court of Civil once again ruled that devices to be considered "other apparatus" set out in §25-5-77(a) …
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