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Alabama Workers' Compensation Law and Handbook, Second Edition

Alabama Workers' Compensation Law and Handbook, Second Edition

A leading resource for Alabama workers compensation that provides quick answers on this complex area of law.


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    This newest edition of Alabama Workers' Compensation Law and Handbook has been reorganized and reformatted to make the publication easier to use in both print and electronic formats and a discussion of recent changes in the law. Highlights of the Second Edition are:

    • Prisoners' Work Release
    • Psychological Injuries
    • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Burden of Proof
    • Temporary Total Disability Maximum Medical Improvement
    • Permanent Total Disability Social Security as Evidence
    • Schedule of Injuries
    • Right to Reopen
    • Acts of God
    • Fraudulent Suppression
    • Retaliatory Discharge
    • Workers' Compensation Benefits Child Support
    • Medicare Set Aside Trusts
    • Forms
    • Tables and Memorandums
    • Table of Cases
    • Table of Statutes

    PART I
    SUBSTANTIVE LAW
    Chapter 1 The Historical Development Of Workers Compensation Law In General
    Chapter 2 Legislative History of the Alabama Workers' Compensation Act
    Chapter 3 Covered and Non-Covered Employment
    Chapter 4 Employer/Employee Relationship
    Chapter 5 Accidents and Injuries Subject to the Act
    Chapter 6 Arising out of and in the Course of Employment
    Chapter 7 Causation: Article 3
    Chapter 8 Notice Requirements
    Chapter 9 Occupational Diseases: Article 4
    Chapter 10 Medical Benefits
    Chapter 11 Compensation Benefits
    Chapter 12 Vocational Benefits
    Chapter 13 Defending the Workers' Compensation Claim
    Chapter 14 Unusual Circumstances
    Chapter 15 Attorney Fees and Costs
    Chapter 16 Jurisdictional Conflict Considerations
    Chapter 17 Torts And Workers' Compensation
    Chapter 18 Administration of Workers' Compensation
    Chapter 19 Other State and Federal Legislation Relevant to Workers Compensation

    PART II
    HANDBOOK FOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION PRACTITIONERS

    A. Representing the Employee
    Chapter 20 The Initial Interview and Immediate Follow-Up
    Chapter 21 Handling the Claim Without Suit Being Filed
    Chapter 22 Bringing a Claim to Conclusion Without Suit Being Filed
    Chapter 23 Filing Suit and Pre-Trial Preparation
    Chapter 24 Trial of a Workers' Compensation Case

    B. Representing the Employer
    Chapter 25 General Advice, Initial Evaluation, And Review Without Suit Being Filed
    Chapter 26 Handling the Claim without Suit Being Filed
    Chapter 27 Bringing a Claim to Conclusion without Suit Being Filed
    Chapter 28 If Suit Has Been Filed; Pre-Trial Preparation
    Chapter 29 Trial of a Workers' Compensation Case

    C. Topics Applicable to both Injured Workers and Employers
    Chapter 30 Concluding the Workers' Compensation Case
    Chapter 31 Appellate Process
    Chapter 32 Collecting and Satisfying the Judgment
    Chapter 33 Issues Warranting Special Consideration

    PART III
    FORMS

    A. Employee Forms

    B. Employer Forms

    C. Discovery Forms

    D. Medical Forms

    E. Mediation/Settlement Forms

    F. Trial Related Forms

    G. Appeal Forms

    Part IV
    Tables And Memorandums

    A. Tables

    B. Memorandums

     

    Steven W. Ford


    Steven W. Ford is a practicing attorney in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and a member of the Alabama State Bar. He is a graduate of the University of Alabama and the University of Alabama School of Law. For several years he served as an adjunct professor at the University of Alabama School of Law, teaching workers' compensation law. He was a co-founder and first chairperson of the Alabama State Bar Workers' Compensation Law Section. From 1991񮖘 he served as a representative of the Alabama State Bar in negotiations and sessions of the state legislature with regard to workers' compensation reform. Mr. Ford is also a member of the Legal Advisory Committee to the Department of Industrial Relations and is a frequent lecturer and author of articles on Alabama workers' compensation law. He has been listed from 1995 to present in the The Best Lawyers in America in the area of workers' compensation law. Mr. Ford is a member of the Executive Committee of the Alabama Trial Lawyers Association and serves on the editorial board of the Alabama Trial Lawyer Journal. He is a mediator certified by the United States Arbitration Mediation of the South, Inc. and a recipient of the State Bar Award of Achievement as well as the Alabama State Bar Award of Merit.

    James A. Abernathy, II



    Jim Abernathy lives in Tuscaloosa, Alabama with his wife and two children. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, in Philosophy and Political Science in 1993, and a Juris Doctorate in 1996, both from the University of Alabama. Since admission to the practice of law, Mr. Abernathy has practiced almost exclusively on behalf of claimants in Social Security disability, workers' compensation, and disability insurance matters. For the first six years of his practice, he was an associate with the firm of McElvy & Ford, P.C. In 2002, Douglas McElvoy left the firm and Mr. Abernathy became a shareholder. The firm was then renamed Ford, Martin & Abernathy, P.C. Mr. Abernathy has written articles on workers' compensation and Social Security for the Alabama Lawyer and the Alabama Trial Lawyers Journal. He lectures widely on the interplay of workers' compensation and Social Security disability. Beginning in the Spring 2005, he will serve as an adjunct professor at the University of Alabama School of Law, teaching workers' compensation.

    Wendy Thornton



    Wendy Thornton was born in Ruston, Louisiana on June 14, 1970. She is a shareholder in Lee & Thornton, P.C. She is a graduate of the University of Alabama (BA Public Relations, 1992) and Cumberland School of Law, Samford University (JD, 1996). Since admission to the Alabama State Bar in 1996, she has practiced in workers' compensation, labor and employment, and civil litigation. Ms. Thornton is an officer of the Workers' Compensation Section of the Alabama State Bar and a member of the following associations: Alabama State Bar, Birmingham Bar Association, Birmingham Inns of Court, and Alabama Trial Lawyers Association. She is an editor for the Benefits Bugle, publication of the Workers' Compensation Section of the Alabama State Bar and has written articles for the Alabama Trial Lawyers Journal (Alabama Workers' Compensation Act v. Utilization Review, Volume 22, No. 2), the Attorneys Insurance Mutual Newsletter (Traps and Pittfalls in Representing the Injured Employee, Fall 1999) and the Benefits Bugle (Effects of Alabama Code § 25LJᇍ(a)(3)(i) , Summer 2000). She has lectured extensively for various organizations including: Continuing Legal Education Speaker, Alabama State Bar, Attorneys Insurance Mutual and Alabama Governor's Safety & Health Conference.

     

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