Roebuck Alabama Workers' Comp Lawyer

If you live in Roebuck, Alabama, or anywhere in Jefferson County+, and have suffered a job injury*-or even think you may have suffered a job injury, make sure to report said injury to your employer as soon as possible.

We could not count the number of times an injured worker has told us that s/he did not immediately report their job injury to their employer because they were not sure if they have suffered a serious injury or just a sprain. The reasons for failing to report the work related injury varies; some workers believe their injury is a minor one which will improve in time. some do not want to have to file a claim on their boss' workers' comp policy because they worry that this will increase their boss' premiums, and many fear that if they file for benefits under Alabama's Workers' Compensation System their boss will retaliate against them for doing so and fire them (which is against the law-see our previous blog on wrongful termination).

To have a valid claim for workers' compensation benefits, due to injuries sustained during an on-the-job injury, it is imperative that the injured worker provide proper notice of their work related injury to their employer.

While it is true that according to Ala.Code ยง25-5-78, an injured workers is supposed to provide written notice of a workplace injury within 5 days of the on-the-job injury, but this section goes on to state that, in Alabama, a worker has up to 90 days in which to inform his employer about a job injury. An oral report is just as valid a notice means as a detailed written report.

Company policy cannot override law, so if your employer states that "...company policy mandates that all workers' compensation injuries be reported within 2 days of the occurrence of said injury and since you did not do so you are not eligible for workers' compensation benefits " (which several injured workers have called to tell us over the years)-they are lying to you. Having stated this, it is always best to report a potential job injury as soon as possible.

If you have suffered a job injury and have questions about your rights, the experienced Alabama Workers Compensation attorneys at Powell and Denny would be happy to speak with you--contact Powell and Denny

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Offices in Birmingham, AL and Huntsville, Alabama

Roebuck Alabama Workers' Comp Lawyer

* Also referred to as: Injury at Work, Injured at Work; Hurt at Work, Hurt on the Job, Workplace Injury, Work place accident, Workers' Compensation, Workers' Comp; Work Injury, Work Injuries, On the Job Injury, Injuries on the Job, Job Accident, Job place Injury.

+ includes the cities and towns of: Birmingham, Bessemer, Trussville, Center Point, McCalla, Adger, New Castle, Pinson, Kimberly, Mt. Olive, Fultondale, Gardendale, Sylivan Springs, Vestavia Hills, Hoover, Homewood, Mountain Brook, Leeds.