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25-5-290
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 Program to assist injured or disabled employees, persons claiming death benefits,
employers, and other persons in protecting their rights and obtaining information available
under the Workers' Compensation Law. (b) Providing that the employer and the employee agree
to participate in the benefit review conference, the ombudsmen shall meet with or otherwise
provide information to injured or disabled employees, investigate complaints, and communicate
with employers, insurance carriers, and health care providers on behalf of injured or disabled
employees. (c) Ombudsmen shall be Merit System employees and demonstrate familiarity with
the Workers' Compensation Law. An ombudsman shall not be an advocate for any person who shall
assist a claimant, employer, or other person in any proceeding beyond the...
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25-5-292
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
in part at the benefit review conference. If the conference results in the resolution of some
of the disputed issues by mutual agreement or in a settlement, the ombudsman shall reduce
the agreement or the settlement to writing. The ombudsman and each party or the designated
representative of the party shall sign the agreement or settlement. A settlement reached hereunder
shall, unless otherwise provided herein, be effective on the date the settlement is signed
unless one of the parties submits the settlement to the court for approval as provided in
this article. (b) An agreement signed pursuant to this section shall be binding on
all parties through the final conclusion of all matters relating to the claim, unless within
60 days after the agreement is signed or approved the court on a finding of fraud,...
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25-5-1
Section 25-5-1 Definitions. Throughout this chapter, the following words and phrases
as used therein shall be considered to have the following meanings, respectively, unless the
context shall clearly indicate a different meaning in the connection used: (1) COMPENSATION.
The money benefits to be paid on account of injury or death, as provided in Articles 3 and
4. The recovery which an employee may receive by action at law under Article 2 of this chapter
is termed "recovery of civil damages," as provided for in Sections 25-5-31 and 25-5-34.
"Compensation" does not include medical and surgical treatment and attention, medicine,
medical and surgical supplies, and crutches and apparatus furnished an employee on account
of an injury. (2) CHILD or CHILDREN. The terms include posthumous children and all other children
entitled by law to inherit as children of the deceased; stepchildren who were members of the
family of the deceased, at the time of the accident, and were dependent upon him or...
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20-2-190
Section 20-2-190 Penalties; sale of ephedrine, etc.; Alabama Drug Abuse Task Force.
(a) Any person who manufactures, sells, transfers, receives, or possesses a listed precursor
chemical violates this article if the person: (1) Knowingly fails to comply with the reporting
requirements of this article; (2) Knowingly makes a false statement in a report or record
required by this article or the rules adopted thereunder; (3) Is required by this article
to have a listed precursor chemical license or permit, and is a person as defined by this
article, and knowingly or deliberately fails to obtain such a license or permit. An offense
under this subsection shall constitute a Class C felony. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions
of Section 20-2-188, a person who possesses, sells, transfers, or otherwise furnishes
or attempts to solicit another or conspires to possess, sell, transfer, or otherwise furnish
a listed precursor chemical or a product containing a precursor chemical or ephedrine or...
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25-4-51
Section 25-4-51 Rates of contributions, etc., by employers. (a) Contributions. Except
as hereinafter provided and subject to the provisions of Section 25-4-54, every employer
shall pay contributions, or payments in lieu of contributions, equal to the percentages of
wages payable or paid as hereinafter set out, with respect to employment by him. (1) With
respect to employment during calendar years after December 31, 1975, every employer who has
been liable to the provisions of this chapter during a period of time sufficient to have his
rate of contribution determined under the experience rating provisions of Section 25-4-54
shall pay contributions at the rate prescribed thereby. (2) With respect to employment after
December 31, 1975, every employer who has not been liable to the provisions of this chapter
for a sufficient length of time to have his rate determined under the experience rating provisions
of Section 25-4-54 shall pay contributions at the rate of 2.70 percent of such wages...
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16-44B-1
Section 16-44B-1 Compact. ARTICLE I PURPOSE It is the purpose of this compact to remove
barriers to education success imposed on children of military families because of frequent
moves and deployment of their parents by: A. Facilitating the timely enrollment of children
of military families and ensuring that they are not placed at a disadvantage due to difficulty
in the transfer of education records from the previous school district(s) or variations in
entrance/age requirements. B. Facilitating the student placement process through which children
of military families are not disadvantaged by variations in attendance requirements, scheduling,
sequencing, grading, course content or assessment. C. Facilitating the qualification and eligibility
for enrollment, educational programs, and participation in extracurricular academic, athletic,
and social activities. D. Facilitating the on-time graduation of children of military families.
E. Providing for the promulgation and enforcement of...
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25-5-291
Section 25-5-291 Benefit review conferences. A benefit review conference is a nonadversarial,
informal dispute resolution proceeding designed to: (1) Explain, orally and in writing, the
rights of the respective parties to a workers' compensation claim and the procedures necessary
to protect those rights. (2) Discuss the facts of the claim, review available information
in order to evaluate the claim, and delineate the disputed issues. (3) Mediate and resolve
disputed issues by mutual agreement of the parties in accordance with this article and the
policies of the department. (Acts 1992, No. 92-537, p. 1082, ยง38.)...
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16-22A-9
Section 16-22A-9 Collection and transfer of fingerprints, fees, and information. (a)
Local employing boards and other public authorized employers required to obtain criminal history
background information checks under this chapter shall collect and forward to the State Department
of Education, two complete acceptable sets of fingerprints, written consent, and nonrefundable
fee, when applicable, from applicants for certification, applicants for public employment,
or public current employees under review, who have or seek to have unsupervised access to
a child or children. (b) Nonpublic school employers shall voluntarily collect and forward
two complete acceptable sets of fingerprints, written consent, and nonrefundable fee, when
applicable, from applicants for nonpublic employment, nonpublic current employees, or nonpublic
current employees under review, who have or seek to have unsupervised access to a child or
children, to the Department of Public Safety to request a criminal history...
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25-5-293
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 rules and regulations for the purpose of conducting
continuing education seminars for all personnel associated with workers' compensation claims
and collect registration fees in order to cover the related expenditures. The secretary may
adopt rules and regulations setting continuing education standards for workers' compensation
claims personnel employed by insurance companies and self-insured employers and groups. (b)
The secretary shall file annually with the Governor and the presiding officer of each house
of the Legislature a complete and detailed written report accounting for all funds received
and disbursed during the preceding fiscal year. The annual report shall be in the form and
reported in the time provided by law. (c) The secretary shall establish reasonable...
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11-51-186
Section 11-51-186 Taxpayer rights; responsibilities of municipality; abatement of penalty.
(a) Rights of the taxpayer. (1) At or before the commencement of an examination of the books
and records of a taxpayer, the taxing jurisdiction shall provide to the taxpayer a written
description, in simple and non-technical terms, of the role of the taxing jurisdiction and
the taxpayer during the examination and a statement of the taxpayer's rights. (2) At or before
the issuance of a preliminary assessment, the taxing jurisdiction shall provide to the taxpayer
in simple and non-technical terms: a. A written description of the basis for the assessment
and any penalty asserted with respect to the assessment. b. A written description of the method
by which the taxpayer may request an administrative review of the preliminary assessment.
(3) At or before the issuance of a final assessment, the taxing jurisdiction shall inform
the taxpayer by a written statement of his or her right to appeal to the...
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