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25-5-62
Section 25-5-62 Total dependents - Designated; order of compensation. A wife, child, husband,
mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, sister, brother, mother-in-law or father-in-law
who was wholly supported by the deceased workman at the time of his death and for a reasonable
period of time immediately prior thereto shall be considered his total dependents, and payment
of compensation shall be made to such total dependents in the order named. (Acts 1919, No.
245, p. 206; Code 1923, §7553; Code 1940, T. 26, §281.)...
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31-3-1
Section 31-3-1 Definitions. (a) The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall
have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context shall clearly indicate a different
meaning in the connection used: (1) AWARDING AUTHORITY. The State Board of Adjustment, created
and existing pursuant to Article 4 of Chapter 9 of Title 41 of this Code. (2) CHILD or CHILDREN.
Such term includes posthumous children and all other children entitled by law to inherit as
children of the deceased, also stepchildren who were members of the family of the deceased
at the time of his death, and dependent upon him for support, also a grandchild of the deceased
Alabama national guardsman, whose father is dead or is an invalid, and who was supported by
and was a member of the family of such deceased grandparent at the time of his death. (3)
DEPENDENT CHILD. An unmarried child under the age of 18 years, or one over that age who is
physically or mentally incapacitated from earning. (4) ALABAMA...
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36-30-1
Section 36-30-1 Definitions; dependents; persons eligible for compensation. (a) For the purposes
of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings: (1) AWARDING
AUTHORITY. The State Board of Adjustment, created and existing pursuant to Article 4, Chapter
9 of Title 41. (2) COMPENSATION. The money benefits paid on account of injury or death which
occurred during the course of employment or activity as a peace officer or firefighter and
is in the nature of workers' compensation. (3) DEPENDENT CHILD. An unmarried child under the
age of 18 years, or one over the age of 18 who is physically or mentally incapacitated from
earning. (4) DIRECT AND PROXIMATE RESULT OF A HEART ATTACK OR STROKE. Death resulting from
a heart attack or stroke caused by engaging or participating in a situation while on duty
involving nonroutine stressful or strenuous physical law enforcement, fire suppression, rescue,
hazardous material response, emergency medical service, prison...
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25-5-60
Section 25-5-60 Compensation for death. In death cases, where the death results proximately
from the accident within three years, compensation payable to dependents shall be computed
on the following basis and shall be paid to the persons entitled thereto without administration,
or to a guardian or other person as the court may direct, for the use and benefit of the person
entitled thereto. (1) PERSONS ENTITLED TO BENEFITS; AMOUNT OF BENEFITS. a. If the deceased
employee leaves one dependent, there shall be paid to the dependent 50 percent of the average
weekly earnings of the deceased. b. If the deceased employee leaves two or more dependents,
there shall be paid to the dependents 66 2/3 percent of the average weekly earnings of the
deceased. c. If one of two or more dependents is a widow or widower, the compensation may
be paid to the widow or widower for the benefit of herself or himself and the dependent child
or children. In its discretion and when it considers appropriate to do...
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25-5-81
Section 25-5-81 Determination of disputed compensation claims generally. (a) Commencement of
action in circuit court. (1) PROCEDURE. In case of a dispute between employer and employee
or between the dependents of a deceased employee and the employer with respect to the right
to compensation under this article and Article 2 of this chapter, or the amount thereof, either
party may submit the controversy to the circuit court of the county which would have jurisdiction
of a civil action in tort between the parties. The controversy shall be heard and determined
by the judge who would hear and determine a civil action between the same parties arising
out of tort, and, in case there is more than one judge of the court, the controversies shall
be set and assigned for hearing under the same rules and statutes that civil actions in tort
are set and assigned. The court may hear and determine the controversies in a summary manner.
The decision of the judge hearing the same shall be conclusive and...
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25-4-10
Section 25-4-10 Employment. (a) Subject to other provisions of this chapter, "employment"
means: (1) Any service performed prior to January 1, 1978, which was employment as defined
in this section prior to such date and, subject to the other provisions of this section, services
performed for remuneration after December 31, 1977, including service in interstate commerce,
by: a. Any officer of a corporation; or b. Any individual who, under the usual common law
rules applicable in determining the employer-employee relationship, has the status of an employee;
or c. Any individual other than an individual who is an employee under paragraphs a. or b.
of this subdivision (1) who performs services for remuneration for any person: 1. As an agent-driver
or commission-driver engaged in distributing meat products, bakery products, beverages (other
than milk) or laundry or dry cleaning services for a principal; 2. As a traveling or city
salesman engaged upon a full-time basis in the solicitation on...
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25-5-63
Section 25-5-63 Total dependents - Maximum compensation. Total dependents shall be entitled
to take compensation in the order named in Section 25-5-62 until the percentage of the average
weekly earnings of the deceased, during the time and as specified in Section 25-5-60, shall
have been exhausted; but the total compensation to be paid to all total dependents of a deceased
employee shall not exceed in the aggregate the maximum weekly compensation stated in Section
25-5-68, except as otherwise provided in this article. (Acts 1919, No. 245, p. 206; Code 1923,
§7560; Acts 1935, No. 387, p. 831; Acts 1936, Ex. Sess., No. 29, p. 9; Code 1940, T. 26,
§287; Acts 1949, No. 36, p. 47; Acts 1951, No. 563, p. 978; Acts 1955, No. 350, p. 849; Acts
1957, No. 339, p. 449.)...
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25-5-35
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 accident occurring within state
where employment principally localized outside state. (a) As used in this section: (1) The
term "United States" includes only the states of the United States and the District
of Columbia; and (2) The term "state" includes any state of the United States or
the District of Columbia. (b) For the purposes of this section, a person's employment is principally
localized in this or another state when his employer has a place of business in this or such
other state and he regularly works at or from such place of business, or if he is domiciled
and spends a substantial part of his working time in the service of his employer in this or
such other state. (c) An employee whose duties require him to travel regularly in the...
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40-18-19
Section 40-18-19 Exemptions - Generally. (a) The following exemptions from income taxation
shall be allowed to every individual resident taxpayer: (1) Retirement allowances, pensions
and annuities, or optional allowances, approved by the Board of Control of the Teachers' Retirement
System of Alabama, which exempt status is set out in Section 16-25-23. (2) Retirement allowances,
pensions and annuities or optional allowances, approved by the Board of Control of the Employees'
Retirement System of Alabama, which exempt status is set out in Section 36-27-28. (3) The
first eight thousand dollars ($8,000) of any retirement compensation, retirement allowances,
pensions and annuities, or optional allowances, received by any eligible firefighter, as defined
in Sections 36-32-1 and 36-32-2, or his or her designated beneficiary, from any firefighting
agency established in the State of Alabama, but only if such retirement compensation, retirement
allowances, pensions and annuities, or optional...
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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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