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31-3-3
Section 31-3-3 Payment of compensation - Manner; apportionment among dependents. The
compensation payable to surviving dependents of Alabama national guardsmen who are killed
under the circumstances prescribed in Section 31-3-2 shall be paid to the persons entitled
thereto, without administration, or to a guardian or such other person as the awarding authority
may direct, for the use of the persons entitled thereto as follows: (1) If the deceased Alabama
national guardsman leaves a dependent widow and no other dependents or partial dependents
the total amount of the compensation provided for by this chapter shall be paid to such widow.
(2) If the deceased Alabama national guardsman leaves a dependent widow and a dependent child
or dependent children and no other dependents or partial dependents, then the total amount
of the compensation provided for by this chapter shall be paid to such widow for the benefit
of herself and such child or children. Or, in its discretion, the awarding...
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36-30-3
Section 36-30-3 Payment of compensation - Generally. The compensation payable to surviving
beneficiaries or dependents of peace officers, firefighters, or rescue squad members who are
killed under the circumstances prescribed in Section 36-30-2 shall be paid to the beneficiaries
designated by those peace officers, firefighters, or rescue squad members. If no beneficiaries
have been designated, or if none remain, the compensation shall be paid to the persons entitled
thereto without administration or to a guardian or such other person as the awarding authority
may direct for the use of the persons entitled thereto, as follows: (1) If the deceased peace
officer, firefighter, or rescue squad member leaves a dependent spouse and no other dependents
or partial dependents, the total amount of the compensation provided for in Section
36-30-2 shall be paid to the surviving spouse. (2) If the deceased peace officer, firefighter,
or rescue squad member leaves a dependent spouse and a dependent...
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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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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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25-5-57
Section 25-5-57 Compensation for disability. (a) Compensation schedule. Following is
the schedule of compensation: (1) TEMPORARY TOTAL DISABILITY. For injury producing temporary
total disability, the compensation shall be 66 2/3 percent of the average weekly earnings
received at the time of injury, subject to a maximum and minimum weekly compensation as stated
in Section 25-5-68, but if at the time of injury the employee received average weekly
earnings of less than the minimum stated in Section 25-5-68, then he or she shall receive
the full amount of the average weekly earnings per week. This compensation shall be paid during
the time of the disability, but at the time as a temporary total disability shall become permanent,
compensation for the continued total disability shall be governed by (a)(4) of this section
with respect to permanent total disability. Payments are to be made at the intervals when
the earnings were payable, as nearly as may be, unless the parties otherwise agree....
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45-49A-81.12
Section 45-49A-81.12 Benefits for widows and orphans. (a) In the event of the death
of a married employee and if at the time of such death the employee (1) is in the active employment
of the city, or (2) is receiving a pension either for disability or for longevity from the
city a pension shall be paid to his or her spouse. (b) The annual amount of such spouse's
pension, which shall be payable monthly, shall be equal to one-half of the amount of pension
which the deceased employee, if on a disability pension, was receiving or entitled to receive
at the time of his or her death; or one-half of the amount which the deceased employee, if
actively employed, would have been entitled to as a pension upon attaining age 55, or immediately
if he or she is then age 55 or older as the case may be, if he or she had retired instead
of dying on the day of his or her death. In no event, however, will the amount of such spouse's
pension be less than 10 percent of the annual compensation of the...
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6-5-543
Section 6-5-543 Damages against health care provider to be itemized; future damages
over $150,000 to be paid by periodic payments over period of years; judgment to specify payment
terms; requirement to post security or provide evidence of insurance; future damages not to
be reduced to present value; attorney's fees; termination of periodic payments; contempt of
court upon continuing pattern of failure to make payments; modification of judgment; legislative
intent. (a) In any action for injury or damages whether in contract or in tort against a health
care provider based on a breach of the standard of care the damages assessed by the trier
of fact shall be itemized as follows: (1) Past damages, (2) Future damages, (3) Punitive damages.
The trier of fact shall not reduce any future damages to present value. If the trial court
determines that any one or more of the above categories is not recoverable in the action,
that category or categories shall be omitted from the itemization. (b)...
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31-6-6
Section 31-6-6 Educational benefits for spouses and children of partially disabled veterans;
reinstatement of entitlements. (a) The spouse and children of any veteran who is suffering
from 40 to 90 percent service-connected disability brought about from service in the Armed
Forces of the United States, or the unmarried widow or widower and children of a deceased
veteran who was suffering from 40 percent or more of service-connected disability at the time
of death, provided such disabilities as are mentioned herein are incurred from military service,
as established by the State Department of Veterans' Affairs, shall be entitled to the following
educational advantages and opportunities: (1) The spouse or unmarried widow or widower, as
the case may be, shall be entitled to up to 27 months of schooling or the equivalent of 27
months if enrolled part-time, in any Alabama state-supported institution of higher learning,
college, or university, or to a prescribed course in any Alabama...
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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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