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AL Code § 25-5-191 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 5 - Workers' Compensation.|Article 7 - Compensation for Occupational Exposure to Radiation.|Section 25-5-191 - Right to Compensation for Injury or Death.

Section 25-5-191Right to compensation for injury or death. Where the employer and employee are subject to the provisions of this chapter, the disablement or death of an employee caused by occupational exposure to radiation, as defined in this article, shall be treated as an injury by accident, and the employee or, in case of his death, his dependents shall be entitled to compensation as provided in this article. In no case, however, shall an employer be liable under this article for compensation by reason of exposure to radiation or for disability or death resulting therefrom unless such exposure arose out of and in the course of the employment and resulted from the nature of the employment in which the employee was engaged. (Acts 1967, No. 521, p. 1245.)
AL Code § 25-5-192 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 5 - Workers' Compensation.|Article 7 - Compensation for Occupational Exposure to Radiation.|Section 25-5-192 - Presumptions as to Applicability and Acceptance of Provisions of Article.

Section 25-5-192Presumptions as to applicability and acceptance of provisions of article. All contracts of employment made on or after September 7, 1967, shall be presumed to have been made with reference to and subject to the provisions of this article. All contracts of employment made prior to and existing on September 7, 1967, shall be presumed to continue from and after said date, subject to and under the provisions of this article. Every employer and every employee shall be presumed to have accepted and come under this article and the provisions thereof relating to the payment and acceptance of compensation. (Acts 1967, No. 521, p. 1245; Acts 1973, No. 1062, p. 1750, §32.)
AL Code § 25-5-193 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 5 - Workers' Compensation.|Article 7 - Compensation for Occupational Exposure to Radiation.|Section 25-5-193 - Manner of Compensation, etc., Provided by Article Exclusive.

Section 25-5-193Manner of compensation, etc., provided by article exclusive. No employee of any employer subject to this article, nor the personal representative, surviving spouse, or next of kin of any such employee shall have any right to any other method, form, or amount of compensation or damages for occupational exposure to radiation, or for injury, disability, loss of service, or death resulting from such exposure, arising out of and in the course of employment, or determination thereof, in any manner other than as provided in this article. (Acts 1967, No. 521, p. 1245; Acts 1973, No. 1062, p. 1750, §34.)
AL Code § 25-5-194 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 5 - Workers' Compensation.|Article 7 - Compensation for Occupational Exposure to Radiation.|Section 25-5-194 - Rights and Remedies of Employees, etc., Under Article Exclusive; Civil and Criminal Liability of Employers, Etc.

Section 25-5-194Rights and remedies of employees, etc., under article exclusive; civil and criminal liability of employers, etc. The rights and remedies granted in this article shall exclude all other rights and remedies of an employee, his personal representative, parent, surviving spouse, dependents, or next of kin, at common law, by statute, contract, or otherwise on account of occupational exposure to radiation and on account of any injury, disability, loss of service, or death resulting from occupational exposure to radiation. Except as provided in this article, no employer included within the terms of this chapter and no officer, director, agent, servant, or employee of such employer shall be held civilly liable for the occupational exposure to radiation or for injury, disability, loss of service, or death of any employee due to occupational exposure to radiation while engaged in the service or business of the employer, the cause of which occupational exposure to radiation originates in the employment, but nothing in this section shall be construed to relieve any person from criminal prosecution for failure or neglect to perform any duty imposed by law; provided, however, that nothing in this article shall be interpreted so as to deprive an employee or, in case of death, his dependents of any rights or remedies he may have under Articles 2 and 3 of this chapter. The immunity from civil liability shall extend to any workmen's compensation insurance carrier of such employer and to any officer, director, agent, servant, or employee of such carrier, and such immunity shall further extend to any labor union, or any official or representative thereof, making a safety inspection for the benefit of the employer or its employees. (Acts 1967, No. 521, p. 1245; Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 86, p. 2729, §14.)
AL Code § 25-5-195 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 5 - Workers' Compensation.|Article 7 - Compensation for Occupational Exposure to Radiation.|Section 25-5-195 - False Written Representation to Employer as to Previous Compensation for Exposure to Radiation.

Section 25-5-195False written representation to employer as to previous compensation for exposure to radiation. If any employee, at the time of or in the course of entering into the employment of the employer by whom the compensation would otherwise be paid, wilfully and falsely represented himself in writing to such employer as not having previously been disabled, laid off or compensated in damages, workers' compensation, or otherwise, because of occupational exposure to radiation, or as not having previously been subjected to occupational exposure to radiation, such employee, his personal representative, parents, surviving spouse, dependents, and next of kin shall be barred from compensation or other benefits provided by this article or from recovery at common law, by statute, contract, or otherwise on account of occupational exposure to radiation subsequent to such representation and while in the employ of such employer. (Acts 1967, No. 521, p. 1245.)
AL Code § 25-5-196 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 5 - Workers' Compensation.|Article 7 - Compensation for Occupational Exposure to Radiation.|Section 25-5-196 - Which Employer Liable for Compensation of Employee; Contribution Not Required From Nonliable Employer.

Section 25-5-196Which employer liable for compensation of employee; contribution not required from nonliable employer. Where compensation is payable under this article, the only employer liable, if any, shall be the employer in whose employment the employee was last exposed within a period of five years prior to the date of the injury, to the hazards of said radiation, in each of at least 12 months. The employer who is liable shall not be entitled to contribution from any other employer of such employee. (Acts 1967, No. 521, p. 1245.)
AL Code § 25-5-197 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 5 - Workers' Compensation.|Article 7 - Compensation for Occupational Exposure to Radiation.|Section 25-5-197 - Limitation Period for Claims or Actions for Compensation.

Section 25-5-197Limitation period for claims or actions for compensation. In case of occupational exposure to radiation, as defined in this article, or of injury or disability resulting therefrom, all claims for compensation shall be forever barred, unless within one year after the employee first suffered disability therefrom and either knew or in the exercise of reasonable diligence should have known that the disability was caused therefrom, but in no event more than three years after date of the injury as hereinafter defined, the parties shall have agreed upon the compensation payable under this article, or unless within such period of time one of the parties shall have filed a verified complaint as provided in Section 25-5-88. In case of death, all claims for compensation shall be forever barred, unless the death results proximately from occupational exposure to radiation, as defined in this article, and occurs within three years of the date of the injury, as hereinafter defined, and unless within one year after such death the parties shall have agreed upon the compensation under this article, or unless within one year after such death one of the parties shall have filed a verified complaint as provided in Section 25-5-88; provided, however, that if upon the date of the death of the employee the employee's claim is barred, any claim by or for his dependents shall likewise be barred. Where, however, payments of compensation have been made in any case, said limitations shall not take effect until the expiration of one year from the time of making the last payment. In case of the mental incapacity of the injured employee or his dependents to perform or cause to be performed any act required within the time in this section specified, the period of limitation in any such case shall be extended to become effective one year from the date when such incapacity ceases. No agreement, express or implied, to shorten or to extend said limitations shall be valid or binding on either of the parties when said employment, at the time of said exposure, is or was subject to the provisions of this article. The "date of the injury" shall mean, for all purposes of this article, the date of the last exposure to the hazards of radiation in the employment of the employer in whose employment the employee was last exposed, within a period of five years prior to the date of the injury, to the hazards of radiation in each of at least 12 months. (Acts 1967, No. 521, p. 1245.)
AL Code § 25-5-198 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 5 - Workers' Compensation.|Article 7 - Compensation for Occupational Exposure to Radiation.|Section 25-5-198 - Rights and Remedies as to Exposures to Hazards of Radiation Occurring Prior to September 7, 1967.

Section 25-5-198Rights and remedies as to exposures to hazards of radiation occurring prior to September 7, 1967. All exposures of the employee occurring prior to September 7, 1967, to the hazards of radiation while in the employ of the employer shall be deemed for all purposes to be subject to the provisions of this article, and the employee, his personal representative, parents, surviving spouse, dependents, and next of kin shall be entitled to compensation, or other benefits and barred from other rights and remedies as provided in this article for exposures occurring after September 7, 1967. (Acts 1967, No. 521, p. 1245; Acts 1973, No. 1062, p. 1750, §36.)
AL Code § 25-5-199 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 5 - Workers' Compensation.|Article 7 - Compensation for Occupational Exposure to Radiation.|Section 25-5-199 - Computation of Compensation and Benefits Payable Under Article.

Section 25-5-199Computation of compensation and benefits payable under article. The compensation payable for death or disability caused by occupational exposure to radiation shall be computed in the same manner and in the same amounts as provided in Article 3 of this chapter for computing compensation for disability or death resulting from an accident arising out of and in the course of the employment, and the medical, surgical, hospital, and burial benefits payable under this article caused by said exposure shall be computed in the same manner and in the same amounts as provided in Article 3 of this chapter for computing like benefits. The date of injury, as defined in Section 25-5-197, shall be considered the date of the accident for determining the applicable medical, surgical, and hospital benefits, the minimum and maximum weekly benefits and the limitation on the total amount of compensation payable for occupational exposure to radiation. (Acts 1967, No. 521, p. 1245; Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 86, p. 2729, §15.)
AL Code § 25-5-200 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 5 - Workers' Compensation.|Article 7 - Compensation for Occupational Exposure to Radiation.|Section 25-5-200 - Presumptions and Burden of Proof as to Right to Compensation.

Section 25-5-200Presumptions and burden of proof as to right to compensation. There shall be no presumption that disablement or death from any cause or infirmity is the result of occupational exposure to radiation, nor that occupational exposure to radiation will result in disablement or death, and any person claiming compensation or other benefits under this article shall have the burden of establishing that he is entitled to such. (Acts 1967, No. 521, p. 1245.)
AL Code § 25-5-201 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 5 - Workers' Compensation.|Article 7 - Compensation for Occupational Exposure to Radiation.|Section 25-5-201 - Settlements Between Parties; Determination of Disputed Compensation Claims.

Section 25-5-201Settlements between parties; determination of disputed compensation claims. The interested parties shall have the right to settle all matters of compensation and all questions arising under this article between themselves in accordance with and subject to the provisions of Article 3 of this chapter, and, in case of a dispute, either party may submit the controversy to the circuit court in accordance with and subject to the provisions of Article 3 of this chapter. (Acts 1967, No. 521, p. 1245.)
AL Code § 25-5-203 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 5 - Workers' Compensation.|Article 7 - Compensation for Occupational Exposure to Radiation.|Section 25-5-203 - Applicability of Other Provisions of Chapter to Article.

Section 25-5-203Applicability of other provisions of chapter to article. All of the provisions of Articles 1, 2, 3, and 8 of this chapter, except Section 25-5-78, shall be applicable to this article, unless otherwise provided or inconsistent herewith. (Acts 1967, No. 521, p. 1245; Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 86, §16.)
AL Code § 25-5-202 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 5 - Workers' Compensation.|Article 7 - Compensation for Occupational Exposure to Radiation.|Section 25-5-202 - Applicability of Article.

Section 25-5-202Applicability of article. The provisions of this article shall apply to all cases of occupational exposure to radiation, or injury, disability, or death therefrom, in which the last exposure to hazards of such radiation occurred after September 7, 1967, except as provided in Section 25-5-198. (Acts 1967, No. 521, p. 1245.)
AL Code § 25-5-226 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 5 - Workers' Compensation.|Article 8 - Offenses and Penalties.|Section 25-5-226 - Solicitation of Employment or Acceptance of Solicited Employment by Attorneys.

Section 25-5-226Solicitation of employment or acceptance of solicited employment by attorneys. Any attorney who in person solicits employment to collect for a consideration any claim of any employee for compensation under this chapter, or who solicits for a consideration employment to defend such claims, or who knowingly accepts such claim after it has been solicited by some other person, or who employs any other person for the purpose of soliciting or obtaining such claim or claims shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, may be imprisoned in the county jail or sentenced to hard labor for the county for not more than 12 months and must also be fined not more than $500.00. Any attorney convicted under this section must be removed and disbarred from the practice of law in this state, and the record of his conviction is conclusive evidence thereof. The commission by any attorney of any of such acts shall also be a cause for the removal and disbarment of such attorney. (Acts 1919, No. 245, p. 206; Code 1923, §3998; Code 1940, T. 26, §320.)
AL Code § 25-5-227 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 5 - Workers' Compensation.|Article 8 - Offenses and Penalties.|Section 25-5-227 - Solicitation of Claims or Representation of Claimants by Persons Not Authorized to Practice Law.

Section 25-5-227Solicitation of claims or representation of claimants by persons not authorized to practice law. Any person who is not authorized by law to practice the profession of law within this state, who solicits for a consideration or traffics in for a consideration or represents for a consideration any claimant, claimants or claim for compensation under this chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, may be imprisoned in the county jail or sentenced to hard labor for the county for not more than 12 months and must also be fined not more than $500.00. (Acts 1919, No. 245, p. 206; Code 1923, §3999; Code 1940, T. 26, §321.)
AL Code § 25-5-229 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 5 - Workers' Compensation.|Article 8 - Offenses and Penalties.|Section 25-5-229 - Solicitation or Writing of Workers' Compensation Insurance by Insurance Companies, etc., Not in Compliance With Code.

Section 25-5-229Solicitation or writing of workers' compensation insurance by insurance companies, etc., not in compliance with Code. Any insurance corporation, organization or association, or any officer, employee or agent of such insurance corporation, organization or association who solicits or writes any workers' compensation insurance in this state without complying with the law as set forth in this Code in reference to filing with the Commissioner of Insurance its classifications of risks and premiums relating thereto or without having received from said Commissioner of Insurance approval of its plan of business or who fails to comply with any other requisites set out in this chapter to make reports in writing, who conducts business in the State of Alabama, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, may be imprisoned in the county jail or sentenced to hard labor for the county for not more than 12 months and must also be fined not more than $500.00. (Acts 1919, No. 245, p. 206; Code 1923, §4001; Code 1940, T. 26, §323.)
AL Code § 25-5-231 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 5 - Workers' Compensation.|Article 8 - Offenses and Penalties.|Section 25-5-231 - Acceptance of Assignment of Employee Compensation Claim, Etc.

Section 25-5-231Acceptance of assignment of employee compensation claim, etc. Any person, other than a beneficiary under this chapter, who for a consideration takes or accepts from an employee an assignment of his claim or award or judgment for, or agreement to pay, compensation, or who accepts or takes same as security for a loan or a debt, or who takes a power of attorney to collect the same, retaining any interest in the amount to be collected, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, may be imprisoned in the county jail or sentenced to hard labor for the county for not more than 12 months and must also be fined not more than $500.00. (Acts 1919, No. 245, p. 206; Code 1923, §4003; Code 1940, T. 26, §325.)
AL Code § 25-5-250 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 5 - Workers' Compensation.|Article 9 - Alabama Workmen's Compensation Self-Insurers Guaranty Association.|Section 25-5-250 - Creation; Purpose; Powers.

Section 25-5-250Creation; purpose; powers. There is created a nonprofit corporation to be known as the "Alabama Workmen's Compensation Self-Insurers Guaranty Association, Incorporated," hereinafter referred to as "the association." The purpose of the association shall be to create and fund an insolvency fund to assure payment of workmen's compensation claims due from self-insuring employers who are members of the association and who become insolvent. The association shall have those powers granted or permitted nonprofit corporations, as provided in Title 10. In addition, the corporation shall have the power to borrow funds as necessary to carry out its purposes, and to purchase such insurance and reinsurance as is deemed necessary. (Acts 1989, No. 89-533, p. 1092, §1.)
AL Code § 25-5-251 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 5 - Workers' Compensation.|Article 9 - Alabama Workmen's Compensation Self-Insurers Guaranty Association.|Section 25-5-251 - Membership Requirements.

Section 25-5-251Membership requirements. (a) All employers who elect to be self-insurers for workers' compensation as provided in Article 1, other than self-insurers which are governmental entities, or public utilities, shall be members of the association as a condition of their authority to self-insure. Membership shall be sufficient security for self-insurance. (b) Membership in the association shall cease when the employer terminates its self-insurance election. However, terminating members shall be and remain liable for the period of time in which they were members of the association and for any subsequent assessments made for that period. (c) Membership in the association may be terminated for nonpayment of assessments. (d) The association shall not issue stock and its members shall not, as such, be liable for its obligations. (Acts 1989, No. 89-533, p. 1092, §2; Acts 1992, No. 92-537, p. 1082, §36.)
AL Code § 25-5-252 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 25 - Industrial Relations and Labor.|Chapter 5 - Workers' Compensation.|Article 9 - Alabama Workmen's Compensation Self-Insurers Guaranty Association.|Section 25-5-252 - Board of Directors; Eligibility; Length of Term; Vacancies; Reimbursement; Registered Agent.

Section 25-5-252Board of directors; eligibility; length of term; vacancies; reimbursement; registered agent. The affairs of the association shall be managed by a board of directors which shall consist of nine persons appointed by the Secretary of the Department of Labor. To be eligible for appointment, a person must be an owner, employee, or agent of a member self-insurer, and should be experienced in the field. In the initial appointments, four directors shall be appointed for a two year term and five shall be appointed for a four-year term. Subsequent terms shall be for a period of four years. Vacancies on the board shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in the same manner. Directors shall be entitled to no compensation for their services as such, but shall be entitled to reimbursement from the association of expenses incurred in carrying out their duties. The board of directors shall designate a registered office and appoint a registered agent and shall continuously maintain the same, and shall file with the Secretary of State a certification thereof. (Acts 1989, No. 89-533, p. 1092, §3.)