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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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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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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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36-29A-9
Section 36-29A-9 Duration of benefits. (a) The compensation payable under this chapter
to the surviving spouse of a law enforcement officer or firefighter who dies on or after January
1, 2018, as a result of injuries received while engaged in the performance of his or her duties
shall continue upon remarriage. (b) The compensation payable under this chapter to a surviving
dependent child of a law enforcement officer or firefighter who dies on or after January 1,
2018, as a result of injuries received while engaged in the performance of his or her duties
shall not discontinue at least until the dependent child reaches the age of 18 years. (Act
2018-523, §3; Act 2019-445, §1.)...
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36-21-102
Section 36-21-102 Tuition benefits; eligibility. When a full-time law enforcement officer
or full-time firefighter employed by the state, by any county, or by any municipality, a volunteer
firefighter, or a rescue squad member is or was killed or becomes totally disabled in the
line of duty, free tuition for undergraduate study at any state college, state community college,
state junior college, state technical college, in the State of Alabama, and other costs officially
prescribed for the classes in the course of study, shall be paid for the following: (1) Any
dependent child, natural or adopted, under 21 years of age at the time of death or total disability
of the law enforcement officer, firefighter, or rescue squad member. (2) A spouse who has
not remarried, provided initial enrollment is within five years of the death or total disability
of the law enforcement officer, firefighter, volunteer firefighter, or rescue squad member.
(Acts 1987, No. 87-609, p. 1058, §3; Act 99-448, p....
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25-5-68
Section 25-5-68 Maximum and minimum weekly compensation. (a) The compensation paid under
this article shall be not less than, except as otherwise provided in this article, 27 1/2
percent of the average weekly wage of the state as determined by the secretary, rounded to
the nearest dollar, pursuant to subsection (b) and, in any event, no more than 100 percent
of the average weekly wage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the maximum compensation payable
for permanent partial disability shall be no more than the lesser of two hundred twenty dollars
($220) per week or 100 percent of the average weekly wage. (b) For the purpose of this section,
the average weekly wage of the state shall be determined by the secretary as follows: On or
before June 1 of each year, the total wages reported on contribution reports to the unemployment
compensation division of the department for the preceding calendar year shall be divided by
the average monthly number of insured workers, which shall be determined...
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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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36-25-1
Section 36-25-1 Definitions. Whenever used in this chapter, the following words and
terms shall have the following meanings: (1) BUSINESS. Any corporation, partnership, proprietorship,
firm, enterprise, franchise, association, organization, self-employed individual, or any other
legal entity. (2) BUSINESS WITH WHICH THE PERSON IS ASSOCIATED. Any business of which the
person or a member of his or her family is an officer, owner, partner, board of director member,
employee, or holder of more than five percent of the fair market value of the business. (3)
CANDIDATE. This term as used in this chapter shall have the same meaning ascribed to it in
Section 17-5-2. (4) COMMISSION. The State Ethics Commission. (5) COMPLAINT. Written
allegation or allegations that a violation of this chapter has occurred. (6) COMPLAINANT.
A person who alleges a violation or violations of this chapter by filing a complaint against
a respondent. (7) CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. A complaint filed pursuant to this...
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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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