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HOLIDAY WEEKEND SURVIVAL TIPS & TRICKS

August 29, 2019 No Comments

A SAFER RIDE THIS YEAR

August 21, 2019 1 Comment

LEASH IT OR LOSE IT

August 9, 2019 1 Comment

PREDATOR VS. PREY: HOW KNOWING THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BENEFITS CAN MAKE SURE YOU’RE NOT DROWNING IN DEBT

July 26, 2019 1 Comment

HOW QUICKLY CAN SOCIAL MEDIA GET STUDENTS IN TROUBLE?

June 20, 2019 1 Comment

EASTER BUNNY GETS IN FIGHT- ANY WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COVERAGE?

April 12, 2019 1 Comment

E-CIGARETTE INJURIES: HIGHLY UNDERESTIMATED

March 7, 2019 1 Comment

CREDIT CARD THEFT AND FRAUD: AVOIDANCE AND PROTECTION

January 23, 2019 1 Comment

2018 TOP TEN WORKERS’ COMPENSATION FRAUD CASES

January 21, 2019 1 Comment

TRAVELING ABROAD? ACT NOW!

December 21, 2018 1 Comment

TRUCK ACCIDENT LIABILITY

December 3, 2018 1 Comment

Alcohol

I’M HOSTING A HOLIDAY PARTY AT MY HOUSE. WHAT ARE MY RESPONSIBILITIES TO MY GUESTS?

November 12, 2018 1 Comment

RIDESHARING LIABILITY – DO YOU NEED ADDITIONAL AUTOMOBILE COVERAGE?

October 10, 2018 1 Comment

YOU MEAN THAT MY EMPLOYER CAN READ MY TWEETS? AND FIRE ME AFTER READING MY TWEETS? WHAT DO MY TWEETS HAVE TO DO WITH MY JOB???!!

September 21, 2018 1 Comment

WHAT DOES WHITEWATER RAFTING HAVE IN COMMON WITH INDEPENDENT MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS (IME)?

September 5, 2018 1 Comment

WHAT DO KEN GRIFFEY, JR., THE UNITED STATES NAVY’S SEA, AIR AND LAND TEAMS AND THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION HAVE IN COMMON WITH ALABAMA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION?

July 26, 2018 1 Comment

BOATING SAFETY: COMMON SENSE AND CAUTION GO A LONG WAY FOR A FUN AND SAFE SUMMER ON THE WATER

July 13, 2018 2 Comments

ATTACKED BY A DOG: WHAT ARE YOUR RIGHTS?

June 25, 2018 1 Comment

BACKFLIPPING DANCING FBI AGENT SHOOTS PERSON IN LEG

June 6, 2018 1 Comment

IF I AM ATTACKED BY A BEAR WHILE HIKING, WHO IS RESPONSIBLE? AND OTHER THINGS YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY LIABILITY

May 30, 2018 1 Comment

INJURIES, WORK AND BETTING – ANY COMPENSATION?

May 21, 2018 No Comments

Attorney-Client Privilege

WHAT DO FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY EVALUATIONS MEASURE AND WHAT IS ITS PURPOSE?

May 2, 2018 1 Comment

“ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE IS DEAD!” NO IT’S NOT. IT IS ALIVE AND WELL

April 11, 2018 2 Comments

Baseball

ARE FANS WELL-PROTECTED AT MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL GAMES?

April 6, 2018 1 Comment

COULD MY INSURANCE COMPANY REFUSE TO PAY DAMAGES IF I TEXT AND DRIVE AND CAUSE A COLLISION?

March 21, 2018 1 Comment

Alcohol

SPRING BREAK SAFETY TIPS

March 5, 2018 1 Comment

DISTRACTED DRIVING: ARE THE LAWS HELPING?

February 15, 2018 1 Comment

WHEN YOUR SMART PHONE CAN GET YOU IN TROUBLE: ALABAMA BILL ADDRESSING PHOTO AND VIDEO VOYEURISM TO BE DEBATED

January 29, 2018 1 Comment

BIG HIT ON CAM NEWTON CALLS INTO QUESTION NFL CONCUSSION PROTOCOL

January 12, 2018 No Comments

Bernard Nomberg

A CRAZY DAY IN THE LIFE OF A WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LAWYER

December 15, 2017 No Comments

CAN AN EMPLOYEE, INJURED AT A COMPANY HOLIDAY PARTY, PURSUE A WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIM?

November 30, 2017 1 Comment

THE LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA AND HOW IT COULD AFFECT WORKERS’ COMPENSATION IN ALABAMA

November 14, 2017 No Comments

OUT WITH THE OLD? IN WITH THE NEW?

October 30, 2017 No Comments

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BENEFITS IN THE WAKE OF TRAGEDY

October 11, 2017 No Comments

HURRICANES HARVEY AND IRMA: HOW DISASTERS IMPACT WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

September 18, 2017 No Comments

WHY HIRE A WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LAWYER?

August 11, 2017 6 Comments

UH-OH FOR UBER: INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS MAY NOT RECEIVE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BENEFITS

July 20, 2017 No Comments

PROACTIVE NOT REACTIVE

July 10, 2017 No Comments

OPIOIDS AND THE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIM

June 1, 2017 No Comments

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APPROVED LEGISLATION TO REPEAL AND REPLACE THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT

May 23, 2017 No Comments

WORKPLACE ERGONOMICS: DOES MY EMPLOYER HAVE TO PROVIDE COMFORT IN THE WORKPLACE?

May 15, 2017 No Comments

HIGH RISK JOBS FOR WORKERS’ COMPENSATION INJURIES

May 2, 2017 No Comments

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION ON THE APPELLATE LEVEL

April 12, 2017 No Comments

TEMPUS FUGIT

April 4, 2017 No Comments

3-D Printing

TECHNOLOGY MAKING WAVES IN WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

March 22, 2017 No Comments

NOT JUST PHYSICAL: WORKERS’ COMPENSATION AND PSYCHOLOGICAL INJURIES

March 2, 2017 No Comments

SOCIAL MEDIA – TEN TIPS FOR THE WORK COMP OR PERSONAL INJURY CLIENT

February 21, 2017 No Comments

Average Weekly Wage

TIPPING ISN’T JUST FOR COWS: HOW TIPS FACTOR INTO YOUR WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIM

February 17, 2017 No Comments

TAKING IT TO COURT: WHERE CAN I FILE MY LAWSUIT FOR WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BENEFITS?

February 9, 2017 No Comments

WORKPLACE VIOLENCE: IS IT COVERED BY WORKERS’ COMPENSATION?

February 1, 2017 No Comments

THE IMPACT OF OBESITY ON WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIMS

January 26, 2017 No Comments

TRUMP’S INAUGURATION: HOW WILL THE NEW PRESIDENCY AFFECT WORKERS’ COMPENSATION?

January 18, 2017 No Comments

A DIFFERENT TYPE OF SETTLEMENT MILL

January 9, 2017 No Comments

HIGH INTENSITY EXERCISE AND THE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIM

January 3, 2017 No Comments

CAN I BE TREATED BY MY OWN DOCTOR FOR A WORK-RELATED INJURY AND, IF NOT, CAN I TRUST A DOCTOR PROVIDED BY MY EMPLOYER?

December 8, 2016 No Comments

CAN AN EMPLOYEE, INJURED AT A COMPANY HOLIDAY PARTY, PURSUE A WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIM?

December 1, 2016 No Comments

WHAT IS VOCATIONAL DISABILITY IN AN ALABAMA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIM?

October 27, 2016 No Comments

I HAVE A WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CASE AND WE HAVE TO GO TO TRIAL. WHAT IS THAT LIKE?

October 13, 2016 No Comments

WHAT ARE FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY EVALUATIONS AND HOW DO I PREPARE FOR THEM?

September 22, 2016 No Comments

RETURN TO WORK ISSUES FOR ALABAMA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIMANTS

September 15, 2016 No Comments

DON’T HATE THE PLAYER, HATE THE GAME. WHY YOUR WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIM MAY BE TAKING AWHILE

September 8, 2016 No Comments

ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL?

September 1, 2016 No Comments

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN LIFEGUARDS AT RIO’S OLYMPIC POOLS ARE TOLD BY THEIR EMPLOYER TO RETURN TO WORK, BUT THEIR DOCTOR SAYS “NOT YET”?

August 22, 2016 No Comments

IS IT LEGAL FOR THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO DO SURVEILLANCE ON ME AFTER A WORK INJURY?

August 12, 2016 No Comments

ZIKA ZAPPING ITS WAY INTO WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

August 4, 2016 No Comments

WHEN CAN A PHOTOGRAPH COST YOU $100,000?

July 31, 2016 No Comments

ARE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BENEFITS AVAILABLE FOR VOLUNTEERS?

July 17, 2016 No Comments

TRAVELING EMPLOYEES, PERSONAL ERRANDS AND WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BENEFITS IN THE WAKE OF HOSPICE FAMILY CARE V. ALLEN, No. 2140861 (Ala. Civ. App. June 10, 2016)

June 22, 2016 No Comments

UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS NOT NECESSARILY EXEMPT FROM WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BENEFITS

June 6, 2016 No Comments

3-D Printing

3-D PRINTING MAY BE ABLE TO LEND A HELPING HAND FOR WORKERS’ COMPENSATION RECIPIENTS

May 13, 2016 No Comments

COMPANY PICNIC MAY TURN INTO COMPENSATION FOR AN EMPLOYEE INJURED IN ROUTE

April 29, 2016 No Comments

Bernard Nomberg

THINGS NOT TO TAKE FOR GRANTED

March 14, 2016 No Comments

ALABAMA VETERAN’S COURT NEEDS YOUR HELP

January 28, 2016 No Comments

MEDICAL TREATMENT ORDERED BUT WORK COMP AIN’T AUTHORIZING. WHAT DO YOU DO?

December 8, 2015 No Comments

ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS TELL THE TRUTH

November 2, 2015 No Comments

I HAVE BEEN HURT ON THE JOB IN ALABAMA. WHAT BENEFITS AM I ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE? IN OTHER WORDS, HOW DO I FIGURE OUT HOW MUCH MONEY I CAN GET IN MY CASE?

October 7, 2015 No Comments

DELAY. DELAY SOME MORE AND THEN DENY: THE STRATEGY OF THE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CARRIER

September 11, 2015 No Comments

IF I GET HURT ON THE JOB AND I NEED MEDICAL CARE, WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS?

August 24, 2015 No Comments

MENTAL INJURIES AND THE ALABAMA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION ACT

August 13, 2015 No Comments

WHEN CAN I GO BACK TO WORK?

July 26, 2015 No Comments

A DIFFERENT TYPE OF SETTLEMENT MILL

May 27, 2015 No Comments

Bernard Nomberg

LOOKING BACK, LOOKING FORWARD – 20 YEARS AS A LAWYER

April 13, 2015 No Comments

YOUR JOB MAY COST YOU AN ARM AND A LEG………… BUT THAT ARM AND LEG ARE WORTH MORE IN ALMOST EVERY STATE OTHER THAN ALABAMA

March 25, 2015 No Comments

SERVING AS MEDIATOR FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CASE

March 16, 2015 No Comments

WHAT IS UNDERINSURED/UNINSURED MOTORIST INSURANCE COVERAGE? I AM “FULLY COVERED,” WHY DO I NEED IT?

February 19, 2015 No Comments

THE BENEFIT OF HIRING AN EXPERIENCED WORKERS’ COMPENSATION ATTORNEY

February 5, 2015 No Comments

IS THE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIM COMPENSABLE IF THE INJURED WORKER IS INVOLVED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT WHILE ON THE WAY TO SEE THE AUTHORIZED TREATING PHYSICIAN?

January 28, 2015 No Comments

WHAT HAPPENS UNDER ALABAMA’S WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LAWS WHEN I AM INJURED ON THE JOB IN ANOTHER STATE?

December 4, 2014 No Comments

CAN I APPLY FOR SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY?

November 11, 2014 No Comments

PROPER VENUE: FILING FIRST IN THE STATE OF ALABAMA STILL MAY CREATE AN ADVANTAGE

September 26, 2014 No Comments

WHEN RECEIVING WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BENEFITS, DOES MY EMPLOYER HAVE TO PAY FOR ASSISTANCE WITH DAILY LIVING ACTIVITIES?

August 19, 2014 No Comments

Average Weekly Wage

WHAT IS MY WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIM WORTH?

July 8, 2014 No Comments

COMPELLING A WITNESS TO TESTIFY

June 2, 2014 No Comments

POST-ACCIDENT DRUG TESTS IMPACT ON THE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIM

May 28, 2014 No Comments

IF YOU SETTLE YOUR WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIM, CAN YOU GET MORE MONEY?

May 6, 2014 1 Comment

WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO

May 2, 2014 No Comments

DO WORKERS’ COMPENSATION SETTLEMENTS AFFECT SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY BENEFITS?

April 10, 2014 No Comments

HOW DO I FILE A CLAIM FOR WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BENEFITS IN ALABAMA?

March 5, 2014 No Comments

SLIP AND FALL: WHO IS RESPONSIBLE?

February 10, 2014 No Comments

Adjuster

IF I HAVE BEEN INJURED AT WORK, SHOULD I HAVE AN ATTORNEY ASSIST ME?

February 4, 2014 No Comments

CAN AN EMPLOYER FORCE YOU TO GO BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED TREATING PHYSICIAN AND REQUEST LIGHT DUTY?

January 22, 2014 No Comments

Back Injury

CAN I CLAIM A BACK INJURY AT WORK EVEN THOUGH I HAD BACK TROUBLE IN THE PAST?

January 8, 2014 No Comments

CAN AN EMPLOYEE, INJURED AT A COMPANY HOLIDAY PARTY, PURSUE A WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIM?

December 17, 2013 No Comments

ON THE JOB INJURY CASE: IS THERE A TIME LIMITATION FOR THE INJURED WORKER TO SETTLE A CASE?

December 2, 2013 No Comments

CAN I BE TREATED BY MY OWN DOCTOR FOR A WORK-RELATED INJURY AND, IF NOT, CAN I TRUST A DOCTOR PROVIDED BY MY EMPLOYER?

November 15, 2013 No Comments

HARMFUL PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION: ARE YOU AT RISK?

November 13, 2013 No Comments

APPLYING FOR SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY BENEFITS WHILE STILL ON THE JOB

October 31, 2013 No Comments

WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO

October 22, 2013 No Comments

NOTICE TO EMPLOYER OF WORK ACCIDENT

October 17, 2013 No Comments

INJURIES CAUSED BY HORSEPLAY AT WORK: COMPENSABLE OR NOT?

October 1, 2013 No Comments

SETTLE YOUR WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIM OR GO TO TRIAL?

September 20, 2013 No Comments

DENIED MEDICAL TREATMENT BY YOUR EMPLOYER’S WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CARRIER?

August 2, 2013 No Comments

NOMBERG LAW FIRM INVESTIGATING INFUSE BONE GRAFTS CLAIMS

July 31, 2013 No Comments

BERNARD NOMBERG IN COURT REPRESENTING CLIENT ON SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY CLAIM

June 3, 2013 No Comments

AN INTERVIEW WITH JOEL NOMBERG

June 3, 2013 No Comments

YOU NEED TO HIRE A WORKERS’ COMPENSATION ATTORNEY WHEN…

May 28, 2013 No Comments

ACTOS, A DIABETES MEDICATION, CAUSES INCREASE IN RISK OF BLADDER CANCER

April 24, 2013 No Comments

UPDATE ON YASMIN CLAIMS THE FIRM IS INVESTIGATING

April 23, 2013 No Comments