Alabama Workers’ Compensation Rate Change
Effective July 1, 2023, the maximum workers’ compensation rate payable increased to $1,084.00 per week and the minimum rate increased to $298.00 per week.
Practice Area: Workers’ Compensation
John Webb Speaks At Awco 2023 Annual Conference
John Webb, Chair of LGWM’s Workers’ Compensation Practice Group, spoke at the Alabama Workers’ Compensation Organization (AWCO) 2023 Annual Conference. The Conference took place November 2-3 in Birmingham, Alabama. John teamed up with Dana Mattiace (Senior Claims Adjuster) with CCMSI to provide new adjuster training for approximately 30 workers’ compensation adjusters from across the United…
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Alabama 2023 Mileage Reimbursement Rate Update
Effective January 1, 2023, the mileage reimbursement rate for Alabama increased to 66.5 cents per mile.
John Webb Speaks At Awco 2022 Annual Conference
John Webb, Chair of LGWM’s Workers’ Compensation Practice Group, spoke at the Alabama Workers’ Compensation Organization (AWCO) 2022 Annual Conference. The Conference took place November 3-4 in Birmingham, Alabama. John teamed up with Dana Mattiace (Senior Adjuster/Team Lead) with SteadPoint Risk Management Services to provide new adjuster training for approximately 40 workers’ compensation adjusters from…
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Alabama Court Of Civil Appeals Finds Employee Not Entitled To Workers’ Compensation Benefits In Co Employee Assault
Aaron Ashcraft obtained a defense verdict from Judge Claude Hundley in Patrick v. Mako Lawn Care, Inc., following a compensability hearing. The Plaintiff appealed the denial of benefits, but the Alabama Court of Civils Appeals recently upheld the trial court’s ruling that an employee injured by a co-worker in an assault at work was not…
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Alabama Supreme Court Extends Pandemic Order For Workers’ Compensation Cases
On March 18, 2020, pursuant to §§ 12-2-30(b)(8) and 25-5-12, Ala. Code 1975, Chief Justice Tom Parker issued “Administrative Order Concerning Workers’ Compensation Cases During the Period of Suspension of In-Person Proceedings,” authorizing circuit judges to conduct workers’ compensation settlement hearings telephonically or by videoconference. This Order also authorizes the use of the Alabama Department…
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Presiding Judge Of Jefferson County Extends Virtual Court Proceeding Order
On July 15, 2021, the presiding judge of Jefferson County entered an Administrative Order extending the previously entered Order allowing the holding of non-jury court proceedings by video or audio conference. The previous Order provided Jefferson County Circuit Judges with discretion to hold virtual court hearings in all non-jury proceedings which included workers’ compensation cases. …
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Alabama Secretary Of Labor Sets New Maximum And Minimum Rates Effective July 2, 2021
In accordance with the provisions of Section 25-5-68(c), Code of Alabama 1975, the Secretary of Labor determined the new maximum workers’ compensation payable is $983.00 per week and the minimum increased to $270.00 per week The memorandum regarding the new maximum and minimum rates issued by the Director of the Alabama Department of Labor Workers’…
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The Alabama Court Of Civil Appeals Disallows A Contractual Agreement Preventing Venue To Be Established In The State Of Alabama
In Sellers v. Venture Express, Inc. (not yet released for publication), the Plaintiff asserted a workers’ compensation action in the Circuit Court of Cullman County asserting an on-the-job injury in the course and scope of her employment with Defendant Venture Express. The claimed injury occurred in Alabama, but the Plaintiff and Defendant entered into an…
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Alabama Court Of Civil Appeals Finds Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Took Plaintiff’s Arm Injury Outside The Schedule
In Turner v. Robert J. Baggett, Inc., 2021 WL 403889, (Ala. Civ. App. 2021), the Alabama Court of Civils Appeals held that the trial court erred in finding the injured employee’s injury to his right arm was confined to “the schedule” and instructed the trial court to award the employee compensation based on the extent…
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