By William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published September 9, 2026 | Posted in Workers Compensation | Tagged Tags: Can My Employer Make Me Use FMLA While I Am Off Work for an Alabama Workers Compensation Injury—and Can I Be Fired When It Runs Out?, feee consultation, NO FEE UNLESS YOU WIN, Powell and Denny, We Work When You Can't |
Can My Employer Make Me Use FMLA While I Am Off Work for an Alabama Workers Compensation Injury—and Can I Be Fired When It Runs Out?
Can My Employer Make Me Use FMLA While I Am Off Work for an Alabama Workers Compensation Injury—and Can I Be Fired When It Runs Out? One question we hear surprisingly often from injured Alabama workers is: “Why is my employer putting me on FMLA? I didn’t ask for FMLA. I’m off work because I Read More
Read MoreCan My Employer Fire Me While I Am Off Work Recovering From an Alabama Workers Compensation Injury?
Can My Employer Fire Me While I Am Off Work Recovering From an Alabama Workers Compensation Injury? One of the more troubling questions we hear from injured Alabama workers is “My workers’ compensation doctor has me completely off work. Can my employer fire me while I am still recovering?” Unfortunately, there is not a simple Read More
Read MoreWhat Evidence Should I Save If I Think I Was Fired Because of My Alabama Workers Compensation Claim?
What Evidence Should I Save If I Think I Was Fired Because of My Alabama Workers Compensation Claim? If you believe you were fired because you reported a job injury or pursued workers’ compensation benefits, one of the most important things you can do is preserve the evidence while it still exists and while the Read More
Read MoreWhat Damages Can You Recover in an Alabama Retaliatory Discharge Case?
What Damages Can You Recover in an Alabama Retaliatory Discharge Case? If you were illegally fired because you pursued workers’ compensation benefits in Alabama, what can you actually recover in a retaliatory discharge lawsuit? The answer is important because an Alabama retaliatory discharge claim is separate from the underlying workers’ compensation claim. Workers’ compensation benefits Read More
Read MoreCan an Unemployment Compensation Decision Hurt My Alabama Retaliatory Discharge Case?
Can an Unemployment Compensation Decision Hurt My Alabama Retaliatory Discharge Case? You suffered an injury at work. You filed a workers’ compensation claim. Your employer later fired you and said you were terminated for misconduct, violating a company policy, excessive absences, or some other reason. Naturally, one of the first things you may do is Read More
Read MoreCan My Employer Fire Me for Violating a Company Policy After I File a Workers’ Compensation Claim?
Can My Employer Fire Me for Violating a Company Policy After I File a Workers’ Compensation Claim? An employer tells an injured worker “You weren’t fired because you filed a workers’ compensation claim. You were fired because you violated company policy.” Does that end a potential Alabama retaliatory discharge claim? No—but a genuine violation of Read More
Read MoreCan I Have an Alabama Retaliatory Discharge Claim If I Quit My Job? Understanding Constructive Discharge
Can I Have an Alabama Retaliatory Discharge Claim If I Quit My Job? Understanding Constructive Discharge. Most Alabama retaliatory discharge cases begin with an obvious event: the employer fires the injured worker, but what happens when the employer never actually says, “You’re fired”? What if, after you report a job injury or pursue workers’ compensation Read More
Read MoreCan My Employer Fire Me for Refusing Light-Duty Work After an Alabama Workers’ Compensation Injury?
Can My Employer Fire Me for Refusing Light-Duty Work After an Alabama Workers’ Compensation Injury? After a workplace injury, an employee may receive restrictions from the authorized treating physician that prevent a return to the regular job. The employer may then say “We have light-duty work available. Come back to work.” What happens if the Read More
Read MoreCan My Employer Fire Me Because I Cannot Return to My Old Job After a Workers’ Compensation Injury?
Can My Employer Fire Me Because I Cannot Return to My Old Job After a Workers’ Compensation Injury? A serious workplace injury can leave an employee unable to return to the job he or she performed before the accident, and that raises an important question: Can an Alabama employer fire an injured worker simply because Read More
Read MoreCan You Be Permanently and Totally Disabled and Still Win an Alabama Retaliatory Discharge Case?
Can You Be Permanently and Totally Disabled and Still Win an Alabama Retaliatory Discharge Case? At first glance, these two positions may seem contradictory: “I am permanently and totally disabled because of my job injury.” And “My employer wrongfully fired me because I pursued workers’ compensation benefits.” An employer defending an Alabama retaliatory discharge claim Read More
Read More
We Wrote the Book
My Alabama Disability Claim by William Powell & Gregory Denny Click Here to Get Your Free Copy
-
5.0/5.0A++++++ got results and staff is friendly
-
5.0/5.0
A++++++ got results and staff is friendly
-
5.0/5.0
Persevering for 2-3 years to get my disability. Thank You.
-
5.0/5.0
Persevering for 2-3 years to get my disability. Thank You.
-
5.0/5.0William Powell is an excellent attorney and a leader in our local bar.
