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25-5-88
Section 25-5-88 Proceedings for determination of disputed claims for compensation - Commencement
of action, etc. Either party to a controversy arising under this article and Article 2 of
this chapter may file a verified complaint in the circuit court of the county which would
have jurisdiction of an action between the same parties arising out of tort, which shall set
forth the names and residences of the parties and the circumstances relating to the employment
at the time of the injury, with a full description of the injury, its nature and extent, the
amount of the average earnings received by the employee which would affect his compensation
under this article and Article 2 of this chapter, the knowledge of the employer of the injury
or the notice to him thereof, which must be of the kind provided for in this article and Article
2 of this chapter and such other facts as may be necessary to enable the court to determine
what, if any, compensation the employee or, in case of a deceased...
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25-5-115
Section 25-5-115 False written representation to employer as to previous compensation for occupational
disease. If an employee, at the time of or in the course of entering into the employment of
the employer by whom the compensation would otherwise be paid, wilfully and falsely represented
himself in writing to such employer as not having previously been compensated in damages,
or under this article, because of occupational disease, as defined in this article, such employee,
his personal representative, parents, surviving spouse, dependents, and next of kin shall
be barred from compensation or other benefits provided by this article or from recovery at
common law by statute, contract, or otherwise on account of occupational disease as defined
in this article, resulting from exposure to the hazards of such disease subsequent to such
representation and while in the employ of such employer. (Acts 1971, No. 668, p. 1379.)...
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25-5-198
Section 25-5-198 Rights and remedies as to exposures to hazards of radiation occurring prior
to September 7, 1967. All exposures of the employee occurring prior to September 7, 1967,
to the hazards of radiation while in the employ of the employer shall be deemed for all purposes
to be subject to the provisions of this article, and the employee, his personal representative,
parents, surviving spouse, dependents, and next of kin shall be entitled to compensation,
or other benefits and barred from other rights and remedies as provided in this article for
exposures occurring after September 7, 1967. (Acts 1967, No. 521, p. 1245; Acts 1973, No.
1062, p. 1750, ยง36.)...
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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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25-5-318
Section 25-5-318 One-time discount to small employers. (a) For purposes of this article, "small
employer" means an employer who is not experienced-rated for workers' compensation insurance
purposes and whose annual workers' compensation premium is less than $5,000.00. (b) The Department
of Insurance shall promulgate a plan by which all insurance companies writing workers' compensation
insurance in this state shall grant a one-time discount to small employers who qualify under
this article and by which surcharges are assessed against small employers who experience two
or more employee on-the-job injuries resulting in payment of indemnity or medical payments
during a one-year period. (c) A small employer who has not experienced an employee on-the-job
injury resulting in payment of indemnity or medical payments during the most recent one-year
period for which statistics are available shall receive a one-time discount of 10 percent
on the amount of the employer's workers' compensation...
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25-5-59
Section 25-5-59 Waiting period for compensation; penalty for overdue compensation payments.
(a) For purposes of this article, except for scheduled injuries as provided in Section 25-5-57(a)(3),
compensation for the first three days of disability shall not be payable, nor shall compensation
be paid in any case unless the employer has actual knowledge of the injury or is notified
thereof within the period specified in Section 25-5-78. (b) Compensation shall begin with
the fourth day after disability, and if the disability from the injury exists for a period
as much as 21 days, compensation for the first three days after the injury shall be added
to and payable with the first installment due the employee after the expiration of the 21
days. If any installment of compensation payable is not paid without good cause within 30
days after it becomes due, there shall be added to the unpaid installment an amount equal
to 15 percent thereof, which shall be paid at the same time as, but in...
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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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36-30-2
Section 36-30-2 Deaths deemed compensable; compensation for total disability; amount of compensation.
(a) In the event a peace officer, a firefighter, a volunteer firefighter who is a member of
an organized volunteer fire department registered with the Alabama Forestry Commission, or
a rescue squad member is killed, either accidentally or deliberately, or dies as a result
of injuries received while engaged in the performance of his or her duties, or dies as a direct
and proximate result of a heart attack or stroke, his or her beneficiaries or dependents shall
be entitled to compensation in the amount of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) to be
paid from the State Treasury as provided in Section 36-30-3, unless such death was caused
by the willful misconduct of the officer, firefighter, or rescue squad member or was due to
his or her own intoxication or his or her willful failure or refusal to use safety appliances
provided by his or her employer or his or her willful refusal or...
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45-37A-51.226
Section 45-37A-51.226 Extraordinary disability allowance. (a) Extraordinary disability allowance
for participants joining the system prior to January 1, 1989. (1) In the event a participant
who joins the system prior to January 1, 1989, shall become totally disabled to perform his
or her customary duties by reason of personal injury received as a result of an accident arising
out of and in the course of his or her employment in the service and occurring at a definite
time and place, then in the event such total disability shall continue until the participant
ceases to draw salary as an employee of the city, such disabled participant shall be entitled
to a monthly allowance from the fund equal to 70 percent of his or her monthly salary at the
time of the accident which resulted in such total disability, subject to the offset for any
workers' compensation benefit or other such disability benefit payable by the city as set
forth hereafter. (2) Benefits payable hereunder shall commence...
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36-27-24
Section 36-27-24 Funds for assets of retirement system - Creation; composition; disposition
of funds; appropriations. (a) Effective October 1, 1997, all the assets of the retirement
system shall be credited according to the purpose for which they are held among three funds,
namely, the Annuity Savings Fund, the Pension Accumulation Fund, and the Expense Fund. The
operation of the former Pension Reserve Fund and the Annuity Reserve Fund shall be discontinued
as of such date and the balance of the former Pension Reserve Fund shall be transferred to
the Pension Accumulation Fund, and the balance of the former Annuity Reserve Fund shall be
transferred to the Pension Accumulation Fund. (b) Annuity Savings Fund. The Annuity Savings
Fund shall be a fund in which shall be accumulated contributions from the compensation of
members to provide for their annuities. Contributions to and payments from the Annuity Savings
Fund shall be made as follows: Effective October 1, 1971, each employer shall...
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