The rights and remedies granted in this chapter to an employee shall exclude all other rights and remedies of the employee, his or her personal representative, parent, dependent, or next of kin, at common law, by statute, or otherwise on account of injury, loss of services, or death. Except as provided in this chapter, no employer shall be held civilly liable for personal injury to or death of the employer's employee, for purposes of this chapter, whose injury or death is due to an accident or to an occupational disease while engaged in the service or business of the employer, the cause of which accident or occupational disease originates in the employment. In addition, immunity from civil liability for all causes of action except those based upon willful conduct shall also extend to the workers' compensation insurance carrier of the employer; to a person, firm, association, trust, fund, or corporation responsible for servicing and payment of workers' compensation claims for the employer; to an officer, director, agent, or employee of the carrier, person, firm, association, trust, fund, or corporation; to a labor union, an official, or representative thereof; to a governmental agency providing occupational safety and health services, or an employee of the agency; and to an officer, director, agent, or employee of the same employer, or his or her personal representative. Nothing in this section shall be construed to relieve a person from criminal prosecution for failure or neglect to perform a duty imposed by law.
For the purpose of this section, a carrier, person, firm, association, trust, fund, or corporation shall include a company or a governmental agency making a safety inspection on behalf of a self-insured employer or its employees and an officer, director, agent, or employee of the company or a governmental agency.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.
Chapter 5 - Workers' Compensation.
Article 3 - Elective Compensation Under Contract of Employment.
Section 25-5-51 - Right to Compensation for Injuries or Death; Grounds for Denial of Compensation.
Section 25-5-52 - Manner of Compensation, etc., Provided by Chapter Exclusive.
Section 25-5-54 - Presumptions as to Applicability and Acceptance of Provisions of Articles.
Section 25-5-56 - Settlements Between Parties.
Section 25-5-57 - Compensation for Disability.
Section 25-5-58 - Effect of Preexisting Injuries or Infirmities.
Section 25-5-59 - Waiting Period for Compensation; Penalty for Overdue Compensation Payments.
Section 25-5-60 - Compensation for Death.
Section 25-5-61 - Persons Presumed Wholly Dependent.
Section 25-5-63 - Total Dependents - Maximum Compensation.
Section 25-5-62 - Total Dependents - Designated; Order of Compensation.
Section 25-5-64 - Partial Dependents.
Section 25-5-65 - Compensation of Orphans or Other Children.
Section 25-5-67 - Burial Expenses.
Section 25-5-68 - Maximum and Minimum Weekly Compensation.
Section 25-5-76 - Liability of Joint Employers.
Section 25-5-78 - Written Notice to Employer of Accident - Required.
Section 25-5-79 - Written Notice to Employer of Accident - Service and Contents.
Section 25-5-80 - Limitation Period for Claims or Actions for Compensation.
Section 25-5-81 - Determination of Disputed Compensation Claims Generally.
Section 25-5-82 - Compensation for Death to Be Paid Only to United States Residents.
Section 25-5-83 - Commutation of Compensation to Lump Sum Payments.
Section 25-5-84 - Modification of Payments.
Section 25-5-85 - Procedure for and Effect of Payment of Compensation to Court Appointed Trustee.
Section 25-5-87 - Preference of Right to Compensation, Etc.
Section 25-5-91 - Forwarding of Copy of Judgment, etc., to Probate Court; Creation of Judgment Lien.
Section 25-5-92 - Discharge of Lien Upon Judgment Payable Periodically.