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Law School Course

Worker's Compensation

LAW 697 | 2-3 Hours

This course is a detailed analysis of Alabama Workers’ Compensation law including practicals of how to handle a workers’ compensation case from both the plaintiff and defense perspective. Detailed coverage given to meaning of “injury by accident,” “arising out of and in the course of employment,” compensation benefits, medical benefits, vocational benefits, calculation of benefits, and other issues relating directly to workers’ compensation. General coverage given to other issues including third-party actions, retaliatory discharge claims, subrogation, and issues peripheral to the workers’ compensation case.