Every day, you probably drive the roads and highways of northern Alabama. Going to school. Going to work. Going to shop. Going to other activities. Thankfully, most people never face a serious car accident injury. What if you are involved in a serious car accident? I want to talk about two mistakes accident victims sometimes make at the scene. These two mistakes typically occur because we all want to be friendly. We should all be friendly. But, we should also be careful with our words. What are these two common accident scene mistakes? Mistake One:  The Car Accident Victim Makes ..read more

An elderly driver in Florida recently died when he drove under the side of a large eighteen wheeler. This side underride crash should never have happened! You can read the news article HERE. The need for side underride protection is a topic I’ve addressed in past articles. You can read a couple of my prior articles at: Commercial Trucks Should Have Side Guards Will Congress Require Safety Side Guards On Large Trucks? Long Commercial Trucks Frequently Pull Across Opposing Lanes Of Traffic! We’ve all seen it. A large commercial truck pulls across opposing traffic lanes to turn. This is a ..read more

Last year, I wrote two articles about the unsafe conditions at Dollar General stores. You can read them here: OSHA Takes Action Against Dollar General Is Dollar General An Unsafe Work Environment? I could have written several more articles into 2023. The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) has continued to find unsafe conditions at Dollar General stores, including stores in Alabama. In my prior articles I mentioned representing several past Dollar General employees after serious workplace injuries. In each case, I felt the work-related accidents could have easily been prev ..read more

I’ve written previously about Temporary Total Disability (TTD) benefits for injured Alabama workers. If you are hurt on the job and entitled to workers’ compensation in Alabama, TTD can be an important benefit. What is TTD? This benefit provides payments if you are unable to work during your medical treatment and healing. While TTD does not replace your full wage, it does replace 2/3 of it. This helps workers while off work undergoing medical care. If the authorized treating doctor restricts you from work (and your employer cannot accommodate your restrictions), you may be entitled to TTD ..read more

In my last post, I wrote about the need to notify your boss immediately, in writing, after suffering a work-related accident and injury. Alabama law requires timely written notice. You can read my past article for more information on that topic. I thought this week I would expand on the topic and talk about six things that can harm your workers’ compensation claim at the beginning. These are problems we constantly hear from callers following a work-related accident. These are issues we frequently battle in an effort to obtain work comp benefits for our injured clients. What should you NOT do i ..read more

Hurt on the job in Alabama? Our workers’ compensation laws require you to provide your employer with notice of your accident. I’ve written about Alabama’s notice requirement several times. It’s an issue we see in many Alabama workers’ compensation cases. What does Alabama law require? The Alabama Workers’ Compensation Act states you must provide written notice of your accident within 5 days. Then, the statute continues by allowing up to 90 days in certain situations. While the statute says notice must be written, our courts have required employers to provide workers’ compensation benefits wher ..read more

Alabama Has A High Rate Of Highway Deaths Involving Large Commercial Trucks. A trucking safety group labeled Alabama one of its “deadly dozen” states. That’s not a good label! According to the group’s research, Alabama is one of the twelve deadliest states for commercial truck crashes. When you look at the data by total number of fatal commercial truck wrecks, Alabama is 10th. Think about that — Alabama has more total truck crash deaths than states that are much larger in population. When you look at the data by the rate of accidents per person, Alabama becomes the 6th deadliest state. That’s ..read more

Every day, you probably drive the roads and highways of northern Alabama. Going to school. Going to work. Going to shop. Going to other activities. Thankfully, most people never face a serious car accident injury. What if you are involved in a serious car accident? I want to talk about two mistakes accident victims sometimes make at the scene. These two mistakes typically occur because we all want to be friendly. We should all be friendly. But, we should also be careful with our words. What are these two common accident scene mistakes? Mistake One:  The Car Accident Victim Makes Admission ..read more

An elderly driver in Florida recently died when he drove under the side of a large eighteen wheeler. This side underride crash should never have happened! You can read the news article HERE. The need for side underride protection is a topic I’ve addressed in past articles. You can read a couple of my prior articles at: Commercial Trucks Should Have Side Guards ..read more

Last year, I wrote two articles about the unsafe conditions at Dollar General stores. You can read them here: OSHA Takes Action Against Dollar General Is Dollar General An Unsafe Work Environment ..read more