Employee entitled to erectile dysfunction medication even though not meeting criteria of Utilization
Ex parte Ward International, 24 ALW 37-7 (Ala. Civ. App. 2015) (click here for full text of opinion) was released September 4, 2015. In...
Court affirms finding that mental injuries were not caused by accident, but reverses judgment and ru
In Billingsley v City of Gadsden, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals reviewed a Judgment entered by Judge William Rhea of Etowah County,...
Court of Civil Appeals reverses PTD award for Scheduled Member Injury
On June 19, 2015, in Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. v Stephen Dale Bush, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals reversed a judgment awarding the...
NEW Alabama State Average Weekly Wage numbers effective July 1, 2015
The State of Alabama Department of Labor issued its annual Average Weekly Wage memorandum on May 26, 2015. For injuries occurring on and...
Employee must submit Expense Claims within one year of the date the expense was incurred. (UR 480-5-
We often receive requests for mileage upon the conclusion of a workers' compensation claim. We contacted the State and their position is...
Case Law Update
Case Law Update, is a presentation given to the Alabama Workers' Compensation Organization by Bill Austill and Brandon Walker April 30,...
AWCO Seminar - April 30 to May 1
The AWCO Spring Conference Brochure is hot off the presses! Take a moment to review the brochure and pass it along to anyone who might be...
MMI must be reached, even on denied claim
The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals, in, Fab Arc Steel Supply, Inc. v. Dodd, 2015 Ala. Civ. App. LEXIS 14 (Ala. Civ. App. Jan. 16, 2015),...
www.austill.pro released
I am pleased to annouce that effective Monday January 26, 2015 Austill's Official Alabama Workers' Compensation Resources went live on...
Bill Austill speaking at ASIA Conference February 5-6, 2015
The Alabama Self Insurers Association will be hosting their 2015 Mid-Winter Conference at the Sheraton Birmingham Hotel on February 5-6,...
