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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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25-5-292
Section 25-5-292 Resolution of disputes, settlement agreements; written reports; interlocutory
orders; final determinations of liability. (a) A dispute may be resolved either in whole or
in part at the benefit review conference. If the conference results in the resolution of some
of the disputed issues by mutual agreement or in a settlement, the ombudsman shall reduce
the agreement or the settlement to writing. The ombudsman and each party or the designated
representative of the party shall sign the agreement or settlement. A settlement reached hereunder
shall, unless otherwise provided herein, be effective on the date the settlement is signed
unless one of the parties submits the settlement to the court for approval as provided in
this article. (b) An agreement signed pursuant to this section shall be binding on all parties
through the final conclusion of all matters relating to the claim, unless within 60 days after
the agreement is signed or approved the court on a finding of fraud,...
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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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20-2-190
Section 20-2-190 Penalties; sale of ephedrine, etc.; Alabama Drug Abuse Task Force. (a) Any
person who manufactures, sells, transfers, receives, or possesses a listed precursor chemical
violates this article if the person: (1) Knowingly fails to comply with the reporting requirements
of this article; (2) Knowingly makes a false statement in a report or record required by this
article or the rules adopted thereunder; (3) Is required by this article to have a listed
precursor chemical license or permit, and is a person as defined by this article, and knowingly
or deliberately fails to obtain such a license or permit. An offense under this subsection
shall constitute a Class C felony. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 20-2-188,
a person who possesses, sells, transfers, or otherwise furnishes or attempts to solicit another
or conspires to possess, sell, transfer, or otherwise furnish a listed precursor chemical
or a product containing a precursor chemical or ephedrine or...
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25-4-51
Section 25-4-51 Rates of contributions, etc., by employers. (a) Contributions. Except as hereinafter
provided and subject to the provisions of Section 25-4-54, every employer shall pay contributions,
or payments in lieu of contributions, equal to the percentages of wages payable or paid as
hereinafter set out, with respect to employment by him. (1) With respect to employment during
calendar years after December 31, 1975, every employer who has been liable to the provisions
of this chapter during a period of time sufficient to have his rate of contribution determined
under the experience rating provisions of Section 25-4-54 shall pay contributions at the rate
prescribed thereby. (2) With respect to employment after December 31, 1975, every employer
who has not been liable to the provisions of this chapter for a sufficient length of time
to have his rate determined under the experience rating provisions of Section 25-4-54 shall
pay contributions at the rate of 2.70 percent of such wages...
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16-44B-1
Section 16-44B-1 Compact. ARTICLE I PURPOSE It is the purpose of this compact to remove barriers
to education success imposed on children of military families because of frequent moves and
deployment of their parents by: A. Facilitating the timely enrollment of children of military
families and ensuring that they are not placed at a disadvantage due to difficulty in the
transfer of education records from the previous school district(s) or variations in entrance/age
requirements. B. Facilitating the student placement process through which children of military
families are not disadvantaged by variations in attendance requirements, scheduling, sequencing,
grading, course content or assessment. C. Facilitating the qualification and eligibility for
enrollment, educational programs, and participation in extracurricular academic, athletic,
and social activities. D. Facilitating the on-time graduation of children of military families.
E. Providing for the promulgation and enforcement of...
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25-5-291
Section 25-5-291 Benefit review conferences. A benefit review conference is a nonadversarial,
informal dispute resolution proceeding designed to: (1) Explain, orally and in writing, the
rights of the respective parties to a workers' compensation claim and the procedures necessary
to protect those rights. (2) Discuss the facts of the claim, review available information
in order to evaluate the claim, and delineate the disputed issues. (3) Mediate and resolve
disputed issues by mutual agreement of the parties in accordance with this article and the
policies of the department. (Acts 1992, No. 92-537, p. 1082, ยง38.)...
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16-22A-9
Section 16-22A-9 Collection and transfer of fingerprints, fees, and information. (a) Local
employing boards and other public authorized employers required to obtain criminal history
background information checks under this chapter shall collect and forward to the State Department
of Education, two complete acceptable sets of fingerprints, written consent, and nonrefundable
fee, when applicable, from applicants for certification, applicants for public employment,
or public current employees under review, who have or seek to have unsupervised access to
a child or children. (b) Nonpublic school employers shall voluntarily collect and forward
two complete acceptable sets of fingerprints, written consent, and nonrefundable fee, when
applicable, from applicants for nonpublic employment, nonpublic current employees, or nonpublic
current employees under review, who have or seek to have unsupervised access to a child or
children, to the Department of Public Safety to request a criminal history...
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25-5-293
Section 25-5-293 Duties of secretary; continuing education, accounting; recovery of expenses;
advisory committees; legislative intent regarding reimbursements. (a) The Secretary of the
Department of Labor may prescribe rules and regulations for the purpose of conducting continuing
education seminars for all personnel associated with workers' compensation claims and collect
registration fees in order to cover the related expenditures. The secretary may adopt rules
and regulations setting continuing education standards for workers' compensation claims personnel
employed by insurance companies and self-insured employers and groups. (b) The secretary shall
file annually with the Governor and the presiding officer of each house of the Legislature
a complete and detailed written report accounting for all funds received and disbursed during
the preceding fiscal year. The annual report shall be in the form and reported in the time
provided by law. (c) The secretary shall establish reasonable...
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11-51-186
Section 11-51-186 Taxpayer rights; responsibilities of municipality; abatement of penalty.
(a) Rights of the taxpayer. (1) At or before the commencement of an examination of the books
and records of a taxpayer, the taxing jurisdiction shall provide to the taxpayer a written
description, in simple and non-technical terms, of the role of the taxing jurisdiction and
the taxpayer during the examination and a statement of the taxpayer's rights. (2) At or before
the issuance of a preliminary assessment, the taxing jurisdiction shall provide to the taxpayer
in simple and non-technical terms: a. A written description of the basis for the assessment
and any penalty asserted with respect to the assessment. b. A written description of the method
by which the taxpayer may request an administrative review of the preliminary assessment.
(3) At or before the issuance of a final assessment, the taxing jurisdiction shall inform
the taxpayer by a written statement of his or her right to appeal to the...
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