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25-5-116
Section 25-5-116 Which employer liable for compensation of employee; contribution. (a) If compensation
is payable for an occupational disease other than pneumoconiosis or radiation, the only employer
liable, if any, shall be the employer in whose employment the employee was last exposed to
the hazards of the disease. The employer who is liable shall not be entitled to contribution
from any other employer of the employee except one who furnished workers' compensation for
the employee during the employment of last exposure. (b) If compensation is payable for pneumoconiosis
or radiation, the only employer liable, if any, shall be the employer in whose employment
the employee was last exposed in each of at least 12 months, within a period of five years
prior to the date of the injury, to the hazards of the disease and, in addition, any employer
who furnished workers' compensation coverage during this period. (Acts 1971, No. 668, p. 1379;
Acts 1992, No. 92-537, p. 1082, ยง33.)...
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25-5-114
Section 25-5-114 Rights and remedies of employees, etc., under article exclusive; civil and
criminal liability of employers, etc. The rights and remedies granted in this article shall
exclude all other rights and remedies of an employee, his personal representative, parent,
surviving spouse, dependents, or next of kin, at common law, by statute, contract, or otherwise
on account of the contraction of an occupational disease, as defined in this article, and
on account of any injury, disability, loss of service, or death resulting from an occupational
disease, as defined in this article. Except as provided in this article, no employer included
within the terms of this chapter and no officer, director, agent, servant, or employee of
such employer shall be held civilly liable for the contraction of an occupational disease,
as defined in this article, or for injury, disability, loss of service, or death of any employee
due to an occupational disease while engaged in the service or business...
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36-30-41
Section 36-30-41 Applicability; compensation for qualified firefighters; burden of proof. (a)
This article shall apply to firefighters who, upon entering the service of the state as firefighters,
have successfully passed a physical examination which failed to reveal any evidence of a firefighter's
occupational disease and who have completed at least three years' service as firefighters.
If a physical examination was not required at the time of entry into service, a firefighter
who completes an exam by January 1, 2013, shall be deemed eligible for benefits under this
section. (b) If a firefighter who qualifies for benefits under Chapter 29A, or any other law,
suffers disability as a result of a firefighter's occupational disease, his or her disability
shall be compensable the same as any service-connected disability under any law which provides
benefits for firefighters of the state injured in the line of duty. If a firefighter who qualifies
for benefits under this section dies as the...
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25-5-199
Section 25-5-199 Computation of compensation and benefits payable under article. The compensation
payable for death or disability caused by occupational exposure to radiation shall be computed
in the same manner and in the same amounts as provided in Article 3 of this chapter for computing
compensation for disability or death resulting from an accident arising out of and in the
course of the employment, and the medical, surgical, hospital, and burial benefits payable
under this article caused by said exposure shall be computed in the same manner and in the
same amounts as provided in Article 3 of this chapter for computing like benefits. The date
of injury, as defined in Section 25-5-197, shall be considered the date of the accident for
determining the applicable medical, surgical, and hospital benefits, the minimum and maximum
weekly benefits and the limitation on the total amount of compensation payable for occupational
exposure to radiation. (Acts 1967, No. 521, p. 1245; Acts 1975,...
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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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25-4-54
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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45-37-123.01
Section 45-37-123.01 Definitions. For the purposes of this part, the following terms shall
have the following meanings: (1) ACT. The act adding this part, to be called the General Retirement
System for Employees of Jefferson County Act. (2) ACTIVE MEMBER. An individual who currently
is employed by the county or other entities set forth in subdivision (20) and is making employee
contributions to the system. (3) ACTUARIAL EQUIVALENT. Effective July 30, 1984, or such other
dates as set forth in Exhibit A, which is maintained in the office of the pension board, a
form of benefit differing in time, period, or manner of payment from a specific benefit provided
under the plan but having the same value when computed using the mortality tables, the interest
rate, and any other assumptions last adopted by the pension board, which assumptions shall
clearly preclude any discretion in the determination of the amount of a member's benefit.
(4) ACTUARIAL GAIN. As defined in Section...
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27-54A-2
Section 27-54A-2 Treatment under certain policies and contracts. (a) As used in this section,
the following words have the following meanings: (1) APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS. The design,
implementation, and evaluation of environmental modifications, using behavioral stimuli and
consequences, to produce socially significant improvement in human behavior, including the
use of direct observation, measurement, and functional analysis of the relationship between
environment and behavior. (2) AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER. Any of the pervasive developmental
disorders or autism spectrum disorders as defined by the most recent edition of the Diagnostic
and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) or the edition that was in effect at the
time of diagnosis. (3) BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT. Counseling and treatment programs, including
applied behavior analysis that are both of the following: a. Necessary to develop, maintain,
or restore, to the maximum extent practicable, the functioning of an...
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38-9-2
Section 38-9-2 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the following meanings: (1) ABUSE. The infliction of physical pain, injury, or the willful
deprivation by a caregiver or other person of services necessary to maintain mental and physical
health. (2) ADULT IN NEED OF PROTECTIVE SERVICES. A person 18 years of age or older whose
behavior indicates that he or she is mentally incapable of adequately caring for himself or
herself and his or her interests without serious consequences to himself or herself or others,
or who, because of physical or mental impairment, is unable to protect himself or herself
from abuse, neglect, exploitation, sexual abuse, or emotional abuse by others, and who has
no guardian, relative, or other appropriate person able, willing, and available to assume
the kind and degree of protection and supervision required under the circumstances. (3) CAREGIVER.
An individual who has the responsibility for the care of a protected...
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31-9-8
Section 31-9-8 Emergency powers of Governor. (a) The provisions of this section shall be operative
only during the existence of a state of emergency, referred to hereinafter as one of the states
of emergency defined in Section 31-9-3. The existence of a state of emergency may be proclaimed
by the Governor as provided in this subsection or by joint resolution of the Legislature if
the Governor in the proclamation or the Legislature in the resolution finds that an attack
upon the United States has occurred or is anticipated in the immediate future, or that a natural
disaster of major proportions or a public health emergency has occurred or is reasonably anticipated
in the immediate future within this state and that the safety and welfare of the inhabitants
of this state require an invocation of the provisions of this section. If the state of emergency
affects less than the entire state, the Governor or the Legislature shall designate in the
proclamation or resolution those counties to...
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