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25-5-8
Section 25-5-8 Employers' options to secure payment of compensation. (a) Option to insure risks.
An employer subject to this chapter may secure the payment of compensation under this chapter
by insuring and keeping insured his or her liability in some insurance corporation, association,
organization, insurance association, corporation, or association formed of employers and workers
or formed by a group of employers to insure the risks under this chapter, operating by mutual
assessment or other plans or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the insurance association,
organization, or corporation shall have first had its contract and plan of business approved
in writing by the Commissioner of the Department of Insurance of Alabama and have been authorized
by the Department of Insurance to transact the business of workers' compensation insurance
in this state and under the plan. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contrary,
the obligations of employers under law for...
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25-2-22
Section 25-2-22 Employers to furnish information; access to records, accounts, etc., of employers.
Every employer or owner shall furnish to the Department of Labor or the board of appeals any
information which the Department of Labor or the board of appeals is authorized to require,
and shall make true and specific answers to all reasonable questions, whether submitted orally
or in writing, authorized to be put to him. The Secretary of Labor and any authorized representative
of the Department of Labor shall, for the purpose of examination, have access to and the right
to copy from any book, account, record, payroll, paper, or documents relating to the employment
of workers in such manner as may be reasonable and at reasonable times. Information secured
under the provisions of this section shall not be published or be open to public inspection
in any manner revealing the employer's or owner's identity; and any officer, member, or employee
of the Department of Labor or the board of...
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25-5-51
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 to the schedules hereinafter
contained, shall be paid by the employer, or those conducting the business during bankruptcy
or insolvency, in every case of personal injury or death of his or her employee caused by
an accident arising out of and in the course of his or her employment, without regard to any
question of negligence. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no compensation shall be allowed for
an injury or death caused by the willful misconduct of the employee, by the employee's intention
to bring about the injury or death of himself or herself or of another, his or her willful
failure or willful refusal to use safety appliances provided by the employer or by an accident
due to the injured employee being intoxicated from the use of alcohol or being impaired by
illegal drugs. A positive drug test conducted and evaluated...
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25-4-54
Section 25-4-54 Contribution rates for employers subject to benefit charges; determination
of individual benefit charges. (a) Determination of contribution rates. (1) For the 12-month
period beginning on January 1 of each year which begins after December 31, 1996, any employer
whose experience rating account has been subject to benefit charges throughout at least the
fiscal year, as defined in Section 25-4-4, immediately preceding such January 1, shall have
his or her rate determined by the Unemployment Compensation Fund's liability for benefits
paid to his or her employees, modified by the fund's balance as of the most recent June 30.
The employment record of an organization which has been making payments in lieu of contributions
but which elects to change to payment of contributions shall be deemed to have been chargeable
with benefits throughout the period (not to exceed three fiscal years) with respect to which
it was making payments in lieu of contributions and its benefit charges...
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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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15-23-3
Section 15-23-3 Definitions. As used in this article the following words shall include, but
are not limited to the following meanings unless the context clearly requires a different
meaning: (1) COMMISSION. The Alabama Crime Victims Compensation Commission as created by Section
15-23-4. (2) CRIMINALLY INJURIOUS CONDUCT. Criminally injurious conduct includes any of the
following acts: a. An act occurring or attempted within the geographical boundaries of this
state which results in serious personal injury or death to a victim for which punishment by
fine, imprisonment, or death may be imposed. b. An act occurring or attempted outside the
geographical boundaries of this state in another state of the United States of America which
is punishable by fine, imprisonment, or death and which results in personal injury or death
to a citizen of this state, and shall include an act of terrorism, as defined in Section 2331
of Title 18, United States Code, committed outside of the United States,...
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25-5-50
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
not be construed or held to apply to an employer of a domestic employee; an employer of a
farm laborer; an employer of a person whose employment at the time of the injury is casual
and not in the usual course of the trade, business, profession, or occupation of the employer;
an employer who regularly employs less than five employees in any one business, other than
the business of constructing or assisting on-site in the construction of new single-family,
detached residential dwellings; or a municipality having a population of less than 2,000 according
to the most recent federal decennial census. An employer who regularly employs less than five
employees in any one business; a farm-labor employer; an employer of a domestic employee;
or a municipality having a population of less than 2,000 according to...
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27-9A-3
Section 27-9A-3 Independent adjuster defined; exclusions. (a) For purposes of this chapter,
an "independent adjuster" is a person who, for compensation as an independent contractor
or as an employee of an independent contractor, undertakes on behalf of an insurer to ascertain
and determine the amount of any claim, loss, or damage payable under a contract of property,
casualty, or workers' compensation insurance or to effect settlement of such claim, loss,
or damage. This chapter shall not be construed to permit persons not licensed as attorneys
to engage in activities constituting the practice of law. (b) An independent adjuster does
not include any of the following: (1) Attorneys-at-law admitted to practice in this state
when acting in their professional capacity as an attorney. (2) A salaried employee of an insurer.
(3) A person employed solely to obtain facts surrounding a claim or to furnish technical assistance
to a licensed independent adjuster. (4) An individual who is employed...
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25-4-114
Section 25-4-114 Advisory council. The Governor shall appoint an advisory council of not less
than nine members, composed of equal numbers of employer representatives and employee representatives,
who may be fairly regarded as representative because of their vocation, employment, or affiliations,
and of members representing the public generally. Such council shall aid the secretary in
formulating policies and discussing problems related to the administration of this chapter,
and in assuring impartiality and freedom from political influence in the solution of such
problems, and shall perform such other duties and functions as may be assigned to it by the
secretary, and as it may, on its own initiative, undertake within the limits of this section.
Such advisory council shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor, and without compensation,
but shall be reimbursed for any necessary expenses pursuant to Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title
36. Said council shall from time to time prepare...
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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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