By William Powell of Powell & Denny | Published July 25, 2022 | Posted in Workers Compensation | Tagged Tags: roofer job injury, work injury, workers compensation | Comments Off on Job Injury Roofers
Job 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
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From 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
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Chronic 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
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Injured 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
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From 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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Alabama Workers Compensation What is Willful Misconduct If you work in Alabama and have suffered a work injury, you are probably entitled to workers’ compensation benefits under the Alabama Workers’ Compensation laws; however, if the injured worker was injured as a result of engaging in willful misconduct, then the injured worker will be prevented from Read More
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Alabama Workers Compensation Lawyers Afraid of being fired Alabama Workers Compensation Lawyer Afraid of being fired? Not long ago I was reading the results of a study which indicated a decent percentage of injured workers feared being fired specifically because they had suffered a job injury. This fear causes some injured workers Read More
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From the Files of Powell and Denny Today in “From the Files of Powell and Denny” I am reviewing a workers compensation case we handled in Madison County 20 years ago. Our client was an employee of Third Base Sports Grill in Huntsville, AL, where she worked as a waitress. On the date in question, Read More
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The VA says I’m Disabled-so why was my claim denied Alabama Disability Attorney-The VA says I’m disabled, isn’t that enough? We have dealt with this question, or something similar, many times. Those who suffered a disability associated with their service to the country generally first apply for VA disability benefits before applying for Social Security Read More
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Am I eligible for SSI benefits? Am I eligible for SSI benefits? Chances are, if you are applying for Social Security Disability benefits, you will be asked if you are applying for Supplemental Security Income (SSI); these are disability benefits available-for children, or for disabled persons who have not worked long enough in the last Read More
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