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Nurses work on the front lines every day. They provide valuable services to those most in need – patients seeking medical care. Unfortunately, nurses are also injured quite often in the workplace.

We know that our clients are human beings. We understand they have placed their trust and confidence in us to represent them personally and professionally to either resolve their cases or to try them in court whenever and wherever necessary. We are not afraid to carry out this mission as it is our chosen vocation; it is what we do.

If you have any questions or concerns about this issue or other issues on the law, please call the Nomberg Law Firm at 205-930-6900.

Nurses have some of the highest injury rates of any occupation. Back, knee and shoulder injuries are the most common physical injuries. We have had the privilege of representing many nurses over the years in workers’ compensation cases. However, there are several fairly easy ways to prevent those injuries. We discuss them in this video.

If you have any questions or concerns about this issue or other issues on the law, please call the Nomberg Law Firm at 205-930-6900.

For an Alabama workers’ compensation claim, there are time limitations, also known as the statute of limitations. All claims for compensation shall be barred unless a verified complaint is filed in the appropriate circuit court within two (2) years from the date of the accident. Where payments of compensation have been made, such complaint must be filed within two (2) years from the date of the last compensation payment. Otherwise, any action may be barred.

In other words, for most Alabama workers’ compensation claims, you have 2 years from the date of the accident to settle your claim or file a lawsuit.

If you have any questions or concerns about this issue or other issues on the law, please call the Nomberg Law Firm at 205-930-6900.

Independent Medical Evaluation (or Examination) (IME) is an examination or physical performed by a doctor, usually made at the request of the workers’ compensation carrier. The doctor performing the IME has not previously been involved in the person’s medical care. Sometimes an IME is necessary, sometimes it is not.  An IME is used sometimes to try to prove an injury or symptom is not work-related.

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Medical treatment is one of the benefits an injured worker is entitled to under the Alabama Workers’ Compensation Act. What does it mean to close medical benefits?

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If you have a filed work comp case in Alabama, more than likely the parties (employee and employer) will go through the discovery process. Why does the employer get to find out about my medical past, my work history and my education?  In this video, Bernard discusses the discovery process.

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Not everyone who has a workers’ compensation claim will receive a workers’ compensation check after having surgery.  In this video, Bernard explains a few different examples of when this happens.

If you have any questions or concerns about this issue or other issues on the law, please call the Nomberg Law Firm at 205-930-6900.