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Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 25-5-1 - Definitions. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-197 IN THE 2022...
Section 25-5-2 - Powers and Duties of Secretary of Labor With Respect to Administration of Chapter Generally; "Director" Defined. - The Secretary of Labor of the State of Alabama shall...
Section 25-5-3 - Secretary to Prepare and Distribute Forms, Etc. - The secretary shall prepare and cause to be printed, at...
Section 25-5-4 - Reports and Records of Injuries for Which Compensation Claimed. - An employer shall keep a record of all injuries, fatal...
Section 25-5-5 - Reports of Settlements. - Every employer shall, within 10 days after the settlement of...
Section 25-5-6 - Circuit Court Clerks to Report Disposition of Cases. - The clerk of the circuit court shall, within 10 days...
Section 25-5-7 - Supplementary Reports as to Initiation, Cessation, etc., of Compensation Payments. - In all cases, upon making the first payment of compensation...
Section 25-5-8 - Employers' Options to Secure Payment of Compensation. - (a) Option to insure risks. An employer subject to this...
Section 25-5-9 - Pooling of Employers' Liabilities for Qualification as Self-Insurers. - (a) The Secretary of Labor may, under such rules and...
Section 25-5-10 - Liabilities of Persons Engaged in Schemes, etc., to Avoid Liability to Workers. - (a) A person who creates or carries into operation any...
Section 25-5-11 - Actions Against Third Parties Jointly Liable With Employers for Injuries or Death; Actions for Injury or Death Resulting From Willful Conduct; Attorney's Fees in Settlements With Third Parties. - (a) If the injury or death for which compensation is...
Section 25-5-11.1 - Employee Not to Be Terminated Solely for Action to Recover Benefits nor for Filing Notice of Safety Rule Violation. - No employee shall be terminated by an employer solely because...
Section 25-5-12 - Chief Justice of Supreme Court to Prepare Uniform Rules for Circuit Courts. - The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama, from...
Section 25-5-14 - Legislative Findings and Intent as to Actions Filed by Injured Employee Against Officers, etc., of Same Employer. - The Legislature finds that actions filed on behalf of injured...
Section 25-5-13 - Applicability of Chapter. - (a) This chapter shall be applicable to the employees of...
Section 25-5-15 - Safety Committee. - Upon the written request of any employee, each employer subject...
Section 25-5-15.1 - State Safety Program; Legislative Intent; Creation. - (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to promote...
Section 25-5-17 - Severability. - The provisions of this act are expressly declared not to...
Article 2 - Compensation by Civil Action.
Section 25-5-30 - Applicability of Article; Article Deemed Extension or Modification of Common Law. - This article shall not apply in cases where Article 3...
Section 25-5-31 - Right of Action for Damages for Injuries or Death of Employee. - When personal injury or death is caused to an employee...
Section 25-5-32 - Excluded Defenses. - In all cases brought under this article, it shall not...
Section 25-5-33 - Applicability of Sections 25-5-31 and 25-5-32 to Other Claims for Personal Injury or Death. - The provisions of Sections 25-5-31 and 25-5-32 shall apply to...
Section 25-5-34 - Applicability of This Article and Article 3 of Chapter to Minors; Double Compensation When Minor Illegally Employed. - The provisions of this article and Article 3 of this...
Section 25-5-35 - Recovery Where Accident Occurs Outside State; Effect of Compensation Under Law of Another State, etc., Upon Compensation Under This Article and Article 3 of Chapter, etc.; Recovery Under This Article and Article 3 of Chapter for Acc... - (a) As used in this section: (1) The term "United...
Section 25-5-36 - Burden of Proof as to Misconduct of Employee. - In all actions of law brought pursuant to this article,...
Article 3 - Elective Compensation Under Contract of Employment.
Section 25-5-50 - Applicability; Exemptions; Coverage for School Boards, Volunteer Fire Departments, and Rescue Squads; Sports Officials. - (a) This article and Article 2 of this chapter shall...
Section 25-5-51 - Right to Compensation for Injuries or Death; Grounds for Denial of Compensation. - If an employer is subject to this article, compensation, according...
Section 25-5-52 - Manner of Compensation, etc., Provided by Chapter Exclusive. - Except as provided in this chapter, no employee of any...
Section 25-5-53 - Rights and Remedies of Employees, etc., Exclusive; Civil and Criminal Liability of Employers, Etc. - The rights and remedies granted in this chapter to an...
Section 25-5-54 - Presumptions as to Applicability and Acceptance of Provisions of Articles. - Every employer and employee, except as otherwise specifically provided in...
Section 25-5-55 - Rights and Powers of Minors Under Article Generally; Effect of Payment of Awards to Minors. - For the purposes of this article and Article 4 of...
Section 25-5-56 - Settlements Between Parties. - The interested parties may settle all matters of benefits, whether...
Section 25-5-57 - Compensation for Disability. - (a) Compensation schedule. Following is the schedule of compensation: (1)...
Section 25-5-58 - Effect of Preexisting Injuries or Infirmities. - If the degree or duration of disability resulting from an...
Section 25-5-59 - Waiting Period for Compensation; Penalty for Overdue Compensation Payments. - (a) For purposes of this article, except for scheduled injuries...
Section 25-5-60 - Compensation for Death. - In death cases, where the death results proximately from the...
Section 25-5-61 - Persons Presumed Wholly Dependent. - For the purposes of this article, the following described persons...
Section 25-5-63 - Total Dependents - Maximum Compensation. - Total dependents shall be entitled to take compensation in the...
Section 25-5-62 - Total Dependents - Designated; Order of Compensation. - A wife, child, husband, mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, sister, brother,...
Section 25-5-64 - Partial Dependents. - Any member of a class named in Section 25-5-62 who...
Section 25-5-65 - Compensation of Orphans or Other Children. - In computing and paying compensation to orphans or other children,...
Section 25-5-66 - Disposition of Compensation Upon Remarriage of Widow of Employee Who Has Another Dependent. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2019-445 IN THE 2019...
Section 25-5-67 - Burial Expenses. - If death results to an employee as the result of...
Section 25-5-68 - Maximum and Minimum Weekly Compensation. - (a) The compensation paid under this article shall be not...
Section 25-5-69 - Compensation to Cease Upon Death or Marriage of Dependent; Proportional Benefits for Dependents. - (a) If compensation is being paid under this article to...
Section 25-5-76 - Liability of Joint Employers. - In case any employee for whose injury or death compensation...
Section 25-5-77 - Expenses of Medical and Surgical Treatment, Vocational Rehabilitation, Medicine, etc.; Medical Examinations; Review by Ombudsman of Medical Services. - (a) In addition to the compensation provided in this article...
Section 25-5-78 - Written Notice to Employer of Accident - Required. - For purposes of this article only, an injured employee or...
Section 25-5-79 - Written Notice to Employer of Accident - Service and Contents. - The notice referred to in Section 25-5-78 may be served...
Section 25-5-80 - Limitation Period for Claims or Actions for Compensation. - In case of a personal injury not involving cumulative physical...
Section 25-5-81 - Determination of Disputed Compensation Claims Generally. - (a) Commencement of action in circuit court. (1) PROCEDURE. In...
Section 25-5-82 - Compensation for Death to Be Paid Only to United States Residents. - Compensation for the death of an employee shall be paid...
Section 25-5-83 - Commutation of Compensation to Lump Sum Payments. - By agreement of the parties and with approval of the...
Section 25-5-84 - Modification of Payments. - All amounts paid by the employer and received by the...
Section 25-5-85 - Procedure for and Effect of Payment of Compensation to Court Appointed Trustee. - At any time after the amount of an award has...
Section 25-5-86 - Remedy for Default Upon Periodic Compensation Payments; Exemption of Compensation Claims, etc., From Garnishment, Etc. - For purposes of this article and Article 4 of this...
Section 25-5-87 - Preference of Right to Compensation, Etc. - The right to compensation and of compensation awarded any injured...
Section 25-5-88 - Proceedings for Determination of Disputed Claims for Compensation - Commencement of Action, Etc. - Either party to a controversy arising under this article and...
Section 25-5-89 - Proceedings for Determination of Disputed Claims for Compensation - Costs and Fees. - Costs may be awarded by said court in its discretion,...
Section 25-5-90 - Proceedings for Determination of Disputed Claims for Compensation - Attorney's Fees. - (a) Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, no part of...
Section 25-5-91 - Forwarding of Copy of Judgment, etc., to Probate Court; Creation of Judgment Lien. - Whenever any decision or order is made and filed by...
Section 25-5-92 - Discharge of Lien Upon Judgment Payable Periodically. - When the judgment, however, is for a sum not due,...
Section 25-5-93 - Judgments Discharged and Marked Satisfied Upon Proof of Release or Satisfaction of Judgment. - Any judgment entered under the provisions of this article and...
Article 4 - Compensation for Occupational Diseases.
Section 25-5-110 - Definitions. - For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall...
Section 25-5-111 - Right to Compensation for Death or Disablement. - Where the employer and employee are subject to this chapter,...
Section 25-5-112 - Presumptions as to Applicability and Acceptance of Provisions of Article. - All contracts of employment made on or after September 1,...
Section 25-5-113 - Manner of Compensation, etc., Provided by Article Exclusive. - No employee of any employer subject to this article, nor...
Section 25-5-114 - Rights and Remedies of Employees, etc., Under Article Exclusive; Civil and Criminal Liability of Employers, Etc. - The rights and remedies granted in this article shall exclude...
Section 25-5-115 - False Written Representation to Employer as to Previous Compensation for Occupational Disease. - If an employee, at the time of or in the...
Section 25-5-116 - Which Employer Liable for Compensation of Employee; Contribution. - (a) If compensation is payable for an occupational disease other...
Section 25-5-117 - Limitation Period for Claims or Actions for Compensation. - (a) In case of the contraction of an occupational disease,...
Section 25-5-118 - Rights and Remedies as to Exposures to Hazards of Occupational Disease Occurring Prior to September 1, 1971. - All exposures of the employee occurring prior to September 1,...
Section 25-5-119 - Computation of Compensation and Benefits Payable Under Article. - The compensation payable for death or disability caused by an...
Section 25-5-120 - Presumptions and Burden of Proof as to Right to Compensation. - There shall not be a presumption that disablement or death...
Section 25-5-121 - Settlements Between Parties; Determination of Disputed Compensation Claims. - The interested parties shall have the right to settle all...
Section 25-5-122 - Applicability of Article. - The provisions of this article shall apply to all cases...
Section 25-5-123 - Applicability of Other Provisions of Chapter to Article. - All of the provisions of Articles 1, 2, 3, and...
Article 7 - Compensation for Occupational Exposure to Radiation.
Section 25-5-190 - Definitions. - For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall...
Section 25-5-191 - Right to Compensation for Injury or Death. - Where the employer and employee are subject to the provisions...
Section 25-5-192 - Presumptions as to Applicability and Acceptance of Provisions of Article. - All contracts of employment made on or after September 7,...
Section 25-5-193 - Manner of Compensation, etc., Provided by Article Exclusive. - No employee of any employer subject to this article, nor...
Section 25-5-194 - Rights and Remedies of Employees, etc., Under Article Exclusive; Civil and Criminal Liability of Employers, Etc. - The rights and remedies granted in this article shall exclude...
Section 25-5-195 - False Written Representation to Employer as to Previous Compensation for Exposure to Radiation. - If any employee, at the time of or in the...
Section 25-5-196 - Which Employer Liable for Compensation of Employee; Contribution Not Required From Nonliable Employer. - Where compensation is payable under this article, the only employer...
Section 25-5-197 - Limitation Period for Claims or Actions for Compensation. - In case of occupational exposure to radiation, as defined in...
Section 25-5-198 - Rights and Remedies as to Exposures to Hazards of Radiation Occurring Prior to September 7, 1967. - All exposures of the employee occurring prior to September 7,...
Section 25-5-199 - Computation of Compensation and Benefits Payable Under Article. - The compensation payable for death or disability caused by occupational...
Section 25-5-200 - Presumptions and Burden of Proof as to Right to Compensation. - There shall be no presumption that disablement or death from...
Section 25-5-201 - Settlements Between Parties; Determination of Disputed Compensation Claims. - The interested parties shall have the right to settle all...
Section 25-5-203 - Applicability of Other Provisions of Chapter to Article. - All of the provisions of Articles 1, 2, 3, and...
Section 25-5-202 - Applicability of Article. - The provisions of this article shall apply to all cases...
Article 8 - Offenses and Penalties.
Section 25-5-226 - Solicitation of Employment or Acceptance of Solicited Employment by Attorneys. - Any attorney who in person solicits employment to collect for...
Section 25-5-227 - Solicitation of Claims or Representation of Claimants by Persons Not Authorized to Practice Law. - Any person who is not authorized by law to practice...
Section 25-5-229 - Solicitation or Writing of Workers' Compensation Insurance by Insurance Companies, etc., Not in Compliance With Code. - Any insurance corporation, organization or association, or any officer, employee...
Section 25-5-231 - Acceptance of Assignment of Employee Compensation Claim, Etc. - Any person, other than a beneficiary under this chapter, who...
Article 9 - Alabama Workmen's Compensation Self-Insurers Guaranty Association.
Section 25-5-250 - Creation; Purpose; Powers. - There is created a nonprofit corporation to be known as...
Section 25-5-251 - Membership Requirements. - (a) All employers who elect to be self-insurers for workers'...
Section 25-5-252 - Board of Directors; Eligibility; Length of Term; Vacancies; Reimbursement; Registered Agent. - The affairs of the association shall be managed by a...
Section 25-5-253 - Bylaws. - (a) Within 120 days after their appointment, the board of...
Section 25-5-254 - Annual Assessments for Administration of Association. - (a) To the extent necessary to secure funds for the...
Section 25-5-255 - Insolvency Fund. - Upon receipt of the funds assessed on members, the association...
Section 25-5-256 - Association Subject to Examination and Regulation by Department of Labor. - The association shall be subject to examination and regulation by...
Section 25-5-257 - Assessments Deductible as Business Expenses. - A member may deduct as a business expense for state...
Article 10 - Insurance With Optional Deductibles.
Section 25-5-270 - Certain Employers Authorized to Purchase Insurance With Optional Deductibles. - (a) Each insurer issuing a policy under this article shall...
Section 25-5-271 - Optional Deductibles to Be Offered in Policy; Exception. - Optional deductibles shall be offered in each policy insuring liability...
Section 25-5-272 - Premium Reduction to Be Determined Before Application of Experience Modification, Premium Surcharge, Etc. - Premium reduction for deductibles shall be determined before the application...
Section 25-5-273 - Applicability. - This article shall not apply to employers who are approved...
Article 11 - Ombudsman Program.
Section 25-5-290 - Ombudsman Program, Creation; Purpose; Members; Notification of Service; Benefit Review Conferences. - (a) The Department of Industrial Relations shall establish an Ombudsman...
Section 25-5-291 - Benefit Review Conferences. - A benefit review conference is a nonadversarial, informal dispute resolution...
Section 25-5-292 - Resolution of Disputes, Settlement Agreements; Written Reports; Interlocutory Orders; Final Determinations of Liability. - (a) A dispute may be resolved either in whole or...
Section 25-5-293 - Duties of Secretary; Continuing Education, Accounting; Recovery of Expenses; Advisory Committees; Legislative Intent Regarding Reimbursements. - (a) The Secretary of the Department of Labor may prescribe...
Section 25-5-294 - Communications, Etc. Privileged; Documentation; Release of Records or Information; Penalty for Obtaining Information Under False Pretenses. - (a) All letters, reports, communications, and other matters, written or...
Article 12 - Workers' Compensation Medical Services Board.
Section 25-5-310 - Definitions. - For the purposes of this article the following words and...
Section 25-5-311 - Workers' Compensation Medical Services Board; Creation, Members, Functions. - There is established a Workers' Compensation Medical Services Board composed...
Section 25-5-312 - Powers and Duties of the Board. - The board shall exercise general supervision in all matters related...
Section 25-5-313 - Schedule of Maximum Fees. - Within 60 days from May 19, 1992, the Workers' Compensation...
Section 25-5-314 - Contracts for Medical Services at Mutually Agreed Rates. - Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article to the contrary,...
Section 25-5-315 - Immunity From Liability. - The Workers' Compensation Medical Services Board, the individual members thereof,...
Section 25-5-316 - Workers' Compensation Administrative Trust Fund; Creation; Management; Trustee and Custodian; Assessments; Penalties. - (a) There is established in the State Treasury a fund...
Section 25-5-317 - Assessment of Pro Rata Share; Disposition of Unexpended Balance. - (a) Within 60 days after May 19, 1992, the Secretary...
Section 25-5-318 - One-Time Discount to Small Employers. - (a) For purposes of this article, "small employer" means an...
Article 13 - Drug-Free Workplace Program.
Section 25-5-330 - Legislative Intent. - It is the intent of the Legislature to promote drug-free...
Section 25-5-331 - Definitions. - As used in this article, the following words and terms...
Section 25-5-332 - Premium Discount Where Drug-Free Workplace Program Implemented. - (a) If an employer implements a drug-free workplace program substantially...
Section 25-5-333 - Elements of Program. - (a) A drug-free workplace program shall contain all the following...
Section 25-5-334 - Notice of Testing; Written Policy Statement. - (a) One time only, prior to testing, all employees and...
Section 25-5-335 - Types of Tests; Procedures for Specimen Collection and Testing; Laboratory; Confirmation of Tests. - (a) An employer is required to conduct the following types...
Section 25-5-336 - Employee Assistance Program or Resource File of Employee Assistance Providers. - (a) If an employer has an employee assistance program, the...
Section 25-5-337 - Semiannual Education Program; Supervisor Training. - (a) An employer shall provide all employees with a semiannual...
Section 25-5-338 - Construction of Article. - (a) No physician-patient relationship is created between an employee or...
Section 25-5-339 - Confidentiality of Information. - (a) All information, interviews, reports, statements, memoranda, and test results,...
Section 25-5-340 - Department of Labor to Perform Administrative Duties for Certification of Employers. - The Department of Labor, Workers' Compensation Division, shall promulgate by...