Injured At Work? Somebody Is Watching You.
Surveillance. If you have a workers’ compensation claim, you should expect it. What should you know about workers’ compensation claims and surveillance? Here are a few thoughts. A Few Ways Surveillance...
View ArticleThe Forgotten Bargain That Was Our Workers’ Compensation System
A few years ago, The Center for Justice & Democracy (CJ&D) published a post titled Snapshot of Justice: The Failure of Workers’ Compensation. The post begins by stating — When a worker is hurt,...
View ArticleWorkers’ Compensation Opt Out Systems — A Return To The Jungle
Our current workers’ compensation system is unfair and provides inadequate benefits to injured workers. Yet, it’s much better than the newest proposal pushed by corporate lobbyists – an opt out system....
View ArticleWorkers’ Compensation Opt Out Systems — A View From The Frontline
As part of its ongoing series on workers’ compensation laws, ProPublica has discussed new opt out systems in states like Texas. In October, I wrote about opt out systems and the harm they cause injured...
View ArticleA New Push To Limit Workers’ Compensation In Alabama
With each new year, we see a renewed push to harm injured workers in Alabama. The latest effort — legislation proposed by Senator Arthur Orr. The Senator has renewed his effort from prior years to...
View ArticleWorkplace Safety — Is It A Priority?
A couple years ago, the Discovery Channel’s Mike Rowe set off a firestorm of commentary on the role of safety in the workplace. Rowe stars in the Discovery Channel show Dirty Jobs. Following one...
View ArticleHow Lawyers Ruined The Grand Bargain
I recently finished a workers’ compensation trial in a small north Alabama county. The trial took just one day. It was a straightforward case. The issue was simple — how disabled was my client. In my...
View ArticleWork Comp in Alabama: The Vocational Rehabilitation Myth
Our workers’ compensation system was intended to help restore injured workers — to truly restore injured workers instead of shuffling them through the system. Yet, it has evolved into something far...
View ArticleWork Comp: Why The Right To Re-Petition Is Important
A recent workers’ compensation settlement made local news. An Athens city employee fell when a walkway came loose. He suffered significant injuries — requiring surgeries on both knees. He then returned...
View ArticleAre Hernia Mesh Products Causing Personal Injury?
Hernia Repair Surgeries Are Common Hernia repair surgeries are among the most common surgeries in the United States. More than a million of these surgeries are performed each year in this country....
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