Worker’s Compensation

Warehouse work is one of the leading industries in Alabama, with many residents of Huntsville and Decatur employed in warehouses, factories, and distribution centers across the state. These workers face constant risks as warehouses are among the most hazardous work environments. A significant reason for this danger is the large and powerful machinery that employees…

Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI) is a term frequently used in workers’ compensation cases. It refers to the point where a worker’s injuries will not improve using “generally accepted medical treatment.” The employee’s wellness following the injury is subsequently “as good as it can get,” which typically results in termination of TTD (“temporary total disability”) workers’…

Here in Alabama, when you’re injured on the job, workers’ compensation benefits help take care of your medical bills and lost wages if you need time off work to recover. The great thing about workers’ compensation is that it’s a no-fault system – you don’t have to show that anyone or anything caused your injury.…

In 1970, Congress passed the Occupational Safety and Health Act, which created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, commonly known as OSHA. OSHA is part of the Department of Labor and their mission is to “ensure safe and healthful working conditions for workers by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education and…

Welding is one of the most dangerous occupations in the construction industry. Workers routinely deal with high temperatures, flames, and molten materials just for starters. There are a lot of variables that can turn even the most basic job into an accident that involves a hospital visit in no time. Often healing from these workers’…

When people think about injuries and truck drivers, it is usually about the type of injuries that truck drivers can cause in a collision. But truckers are workers as well, and can suffer from injuries on the job. Because of the dangerous nature of the trucking industry, truckers have a greater risk of encountering workplace…

The general rule in workers’ compensation cases is that a claimant needs to be an employee, and he or she needs to have suffered a workplace accident in order to claim benefits due to an injury. During the COVID-19 crisis, as much work as possible is being done remotely. For example, physicians are now expanding…