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25-5-316
Section 25-5-316 Workers' Compensation Administrative Trust Fund; creation; management;
trustee and custodian; assessments; penalties. (a) There is established in the State Treasury
a fund entitled the Workers' Compensation Administrative Trust Fund, into which shall be deposited
certain assessments provided under Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 25-5-1) of Title
25 collected by the Department of Labor. The fund shall constitute a separate fund to be disbursed
by the state Comptroller on order of the Secretary of the Department of Labor. All expenses
incurred by the department under the Workers' Compensation Law, including the salaries of
all employees, travel cost, and any other cost of administration and enforcement as may become
necessary, either within or without the state, shall be paid from the separate fund in the
State Treasury upon warrants of the state Comptroller drawn upon the State Treasury from time
to time when vouchers therefor are approved by the secretary. The State...
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25-5-317
Section 25-5-317 Assessment of pro rata share; disposition of unexpended balance. (a)
Within 60 days after May 19, 1992, the Secretary of the Department of Labor shall assess each
insurance carrier, self-insured employer, and group fund its pro rata share of the total amount
of up to $4,500,000.00 according to the method set out in Section 25-5-316(d). Of the
total amount, $800,000.00 shall be allocated to pay weekly benefits to the claimants of the
Second Injury Trust Fund until an appropriate budget is approved in accordance with Chapter
4 of Title 41. The assessment shall be deposited into the Workers' Compensation Administrative
Trust Fund and disbursed by the state Comptroller on order of the secretary. (b) The assessment
is appropriated and made available for the initial implementation costs and expenses of the
workers' compensation program to fund activities not included in the general fund appropriation
for fiscal year 1991-1992 and fiscal year 1992-1993, which are peculiar to...
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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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25-4-10
Section 25-4-10 Employment. (a) Subject to other provisions of this chapter, "employment"
means: (1) Any service performed prior to January 1, 1978, which was employment as defined
in this section prior to such date and, subject to the other provisions of this section,
services performed for remuneration after December 31, 1977, including service in interstate
commerce, by: a. Any officer of a corporation; or b. Any individual who, under the usual common
law rules applicable in determining the employer-employee relationship, has the status of
an employee; or c. Any individual other than an individual who is an employee under paragraphs
a. or b. of this subdivision (1) who performs services for remuneration for any person: 1.
As an agent-driver or commission-driver engaged in distributing meat products, bakery products,
beverages (other than milk) or laundry or dry cleaning services for a principal; 2. As a traveling
or city salesman engaged upon a full-time basis in the solicitation on...
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25-5-11
Section 25-5-11 Actions against third parties jointly liable with employers for injuries
or death; actions for injury or death resulting from willful conduct; attorney's fees in settlements
with third parties. (a) If the injury or death for which compensation is payable under Articles
3 or 4 of this chapter was caused under circumstances also creating a legal liability for
damages on the part of any party other than the employer, whether or not the party is subject
to this chapter, the employee, or his or her dependents in case of death, may proceed against
the employer to recover compensation under this chapter or may agree with the employer upon
the compensation payable under this chapter, and at the same time, may bring an action against
the other party to recover damages for the injury or death, and the amount of the damages
shall be ascertained and determined without regard to this chapter. If a party, other than
the employer, is a workers' compensation insurance carrier of the...
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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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27-31B-2
Section 27-31B-2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have
the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) AFFILIATED COMPANY.
Any company in the same corporate system as a parent, an industrial insured, or a member organization
by virtue of common ownership, control, operation, or management. (2) ALIEN CAPTIVE INSURANCE
COMPANY. Any insurance company formed to write insurance business for its parents and affiliates
and licensed pursuant to the laws of an alien jurisdiction which imposes statutory or regulatory
standards in a form acceptable to the commissioner on companies transacting the business of
insurance in that jurisdiction. (3) ASSOCIATION. Any legal association of individuals, corporations,
limited liability companies, partnerships, associations, or other entities whereby either
of the following exists: a. The member organizations of which, or the association itself,
whether or not in conjunction with some or all of the...
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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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25-5-314
Section 25-5-314 Contracts for medical services at mutually agreed rates. Notwithstanding
any other provisions of this article to the contrary, any employer, workers' compensation
insurance carrier, self-insured employer, or group fund, may contract with physicians, hospitals,
and any other health care provider for the provision of medical services to injured workers
at any rates, fees, or levels of reimbursement which shall be mutually agreed upon between
the physician, hospitals, and any other health care provider and the employer, workers' compensation
insurance carrier, self-insured employer, or group fund. (Acts 1992, No. 92-537, p. 1082,
ยง46.)...
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17-3-5
Section 17-3-5 Compensation and allowances for registrars; treatment as state employees.
(a) Each registrar shall receive a salary in the amount of eighty dollars ($80) per day for
each day's attendance upon business of the board, to be paid by the state and disbursed to
the county commissions and disbursed by the county commissions to each registrar on order
of a quorum of the board of registrars of the county. The state Comptroller shall issue to
each county commission on a monthly basis an amount sufficient to fund these payments plus
the employer share of the Social Security or Federal Insurance Corporation Act tax. The county
commission will provide to the state Comptroller an invoice itemized to reflect payments made.
If a legal holiday falls on a day the board is to be in session, and the courthouse of the
county is closed for the holiday, the board of registrars shall be compensated for the holiday.
Each registrar shall receive a mileage allowance equal to the amount allowed...
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