- 22
- Oct
- 2023
Alabama Supreme Court Says Employee’s Knowledge of Special Employer/Employee Relationship Not Important
On May 19, 2023, the Alabama Supreme Court release its opinion in Ex parte Midsouth Paving, Inc. wherein it reversed the trial court’s denial of summary judgment on the issue of w…
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- Sep
- 2022
The Case of the Compensable Cow Attack
We have shark week. Why not cow week? They are more dangerous! They kill more people. On average cows kill 22 people each year worldwide whereas sharks are responsible for clo…
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- Mar
- 2014
1099 Not the Only Factor to be Considered When Determining Whether Alabama Contractor Qualifies as Employee
On March 14, 2014, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals released its opinion in the case of Michael Brown v. Dixie Contracting Company and Salter’s Exterminating Company, Inc. In t…
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- Jan
- 2014
Supreme Court Affirms Summary Judgment in Favor of Special Employer
On January 24, 2014, the Supreme Court of Alabama affirmed the Circuit Court of Shelby County Alabama’s decision, without opinion, in the case of Vinson v. G & R Mineral Serv…
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- Oct
- 2011
Exclusivity and Special Employers
On October 14, 2011 the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals released its opinion in Lewis v. Alabama Power Company (APCo) addressing the factors considered when determining if a compan…
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- Apr
- 2011
Alabama Court of Appeals Reverses Trial Court Finding of Employment Relationship
Susan Schein Chrysler Dodge, Inc. v. Rushing: On April 15, 2011, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals released an opinion wherein it reversed a trial court’s finding of an employer/…
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- Feb
- 2011
Special Employer Protected by Exclusive Remedy Doctrine
On February 18, 2011, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals released its opinion in Ex parte Salvation Army (In re: Roy Williams v. First Choice Personnel, LLC and The Salvation Army…
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- Feb
- 2011
Alabama Court of Civil Appeals Reverses Finding of Employer-Employee Relationship
On January 28, 2011 the Court of Civil Appeals released its opinion in Susan Schein Chrysler Dodge v. Rushing wherein it addressed the issue of whether an injured worker was an em…
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