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Can 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 MoreDo I Have to Be Able to Return to Work to Bring an Alabama Retaliatory Discharge Claim?
Do I Have to Be Able to Return to Work to Bring an Alabama Retaliatory Discharge Claim? One of the more confusing issues in an Alabama retaliatory discharge case arises when an injured employee who has not been medically released to return to his or her regular job is fired. The Employer may argue: “We Read More
Read MoreCan My Employer Fire Me for Attendance Problems After a Workers Compensation Injury in Alabama?
Can My Employer Fire Me for Attendance Problems After a Workers Compensation Injury in Alabama? An Alabama worker suffers an on-the-job injury. Their authorized treating physician takes the employee off work. Later, the employee returns with restrictions. There are follow-up appointments, physical therapy visits, perhaps surgery, and additional missed time. Then the employer says “You Read More
Read MoreHow Important Is Timing in an Alabama Retaliatory Discharge Claim?
How Important Is Timing in an Alabama Retaliatory Discharge Claim? An Alabama employee suffers a workplace injury. The employer learns about the injury and workers’ compensation claim. Two weeks later, the employee is fired. Is the timing enough to prove retaliatory discharge? Not necessarily. But it may be important evidence. In Alabama retaliatory discharge cases, Read More
Read MoreHow Long Does an Alabama Workers’ Compensation Case Take
How Long Does an Alabama Workers’ Compensation Case Take? One of the most common questions we hear from injured workers is “How long will my workers’ compensation case take?” The honest answer is, it depends. Some cases resolve in a matter of months, while others can take years. The timeline largely depends on the nature Read More
Read MoreWhat Are My Rights When I don’t like the doctor Comp has sent me to
What Are My Rights When I don’t like the doctor Comp has sent me to Alabama Job Injury Lawyer What Are My Rights if I don’t like the doctor I am sent to see by the workers compensation adjuster? As we have previously pointed out, except for certain circumstances, if you were hurt at work, Read More
Read MoreWhat Are My Rights When Comp wants me to see another doctor
What Are My Rights When Comp wants me to see another doctor Alabama Job Injury Lawyer What Are My Rights when I like my doctor but comp tells me that I have to see another doctor? Just as there will be cases where the injured worker does not believe the company doctor has their best Read More
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