By William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published August 5, 2022 | Posted in Uncategorized |
From the Files of Powell and Denny Today in “From the Files of Powell and Denny” we are taking a look at a workers compensation case we handled in Jefferson County, Alabama 10 years ago. Our client was an employee of Thompson Tractor as a heavy equipment operator. One day at work our client slipped Read More
Read MoreCan I file for Unemployment Benefits while being off work due to a job injury? Alabama Workman’s Compensation Lawyer: Can I file for Unemployment Benefits while being off work due to a job injury? We have been asked this question numerous times by injured workers; those who are drawing their workers compensation benefits (including temporary Read More
Read More2020 List of Ten Most Dangerous Jobs A few weeks ago, my partner found a new article on the most dangerous jobs in the United States, and this list covers jobs for 2020. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Center for Disease Control, OSHA and other organizations coordinate to come up with the lists Read More
Read MoreFrom the Files of Powell and Denny Today in “From the Files of Powell and Denny” blog, we will review a claim for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits that we handled for a resident of Madison County, AL. Our client was a younger adult-29 years old at the time of her application for disability Read More
Read MoreSocial Security Disability and ERISA Alabama Disability Attorney Social Security Disability and ERISA: The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) (Pub.L. 93–406, 88 Stat. 829, enacted September 2, 1974, codified in part at 29 U.S.C. ch. 18) is a federal law that establishes minimum standards for pension plans in private industry and provides for extensive rules on the federal income tax effects of Read More
Read MoreJob Injury Roofers Job Injury Roofers: We have had some strong storms in the last few weeks, and it is quite common to drive through a neighborhood and see roofers fixing damaged roofs or installing new roofs at constructions sites. Your heart goes out to these workers who are on top of the roof, enduring Read More
Read MoreFrom the Files of Powell and Denny This week’s “From the Files of Powell and Denny” involves a workers’ compensation case we handled in Jefferson County, AL-but the real work in the case took place after our client was awarded permanent total disability benefits. Our client was an employee of Davis Plumbing who injured his Read More
Read MoreChronic Fatigue Syndrome If you live in, Alabama and you have recently been denied Social Security Disability benefits or SSI benefits for chronic fatigue syndrome-don’t give up-contact an experienced Alabama Disability lawyer today. Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a condition that causes severe and ongoing tiredness that is not improved by rest and does not Read More
Read MoreInjured At Work Beverage Distributor Injured at Work Beverage Distributor: If you work for a beverage distributor, such as Supreme Beverage, Crown Distributing, Buffalo Rock or Coca-Cola, where distribution and warehouse work requires a lot of lifting, chances are you have suffered a job injury, probably several times. Workers who provide for their families Read More
Read MoreFrom the Files of Powell and Denny In this week’s “From the Files of Powell and Denny” blog, I am going briefly discuss a claim for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits that we handled for a resident Bessemer, Alabama in Jefferson County which began in 2013 and which went through 2019 before our client Read More
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