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Workers Compensation Act Constitutional Challenges

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

One Judge Finds Alabama’s Workers’ Compensation Act Unconstitutional—Now What?

Workers’ compensation laws are supposed to take the guess work out of employee injuries. If an employee is hurt at work, the statute governs, you pay the benefits and move on—right? Well, if you have employees in Alabama,...more

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Burr Alert: Alabama Workers’ Compensation Act Held Unconstitutional

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On Monday, May 8, 2017, Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge Pat Ballard unexpectedly ruled that the Alabama Workers’ Compensation Act is unconstitutional. Specifically, Judge Ballard found the $220 per week cap on workers’...more

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