Title 25

Within 60 days from May 19, 1992, the Workers’ Compensation Medical Services Board shall submit to the Governor an initial schedule of maximum fees for medical services covered by this article, which schedule shall become effective immediately upon submission to the Governor. The…

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article to the contrary, any employer, workers’ compensation insurance carrier, self-insured employer, or group fund, may contract with physicians, hospitals, and any other health care provider for the provision of medical services to …

The Workers’ Compensation Medical Services Board, the individual members thereof, the agents, servants, employees, consultants, or attorneys of the board, and any person, firm, or corporation contracting with the board for the specific purpose of implementing the duties, obligati…

(a) There is established in the State Treasury a fund entitled the Workers’ Compensation Administrative Trust Fund, into which certain assessments collected by the Department of Workforce, as provided for under this chapter, shall be deposited. The fund shall constitute a separat…

(a) Within 60 days after May 19, 1992, the Secretary of the Department of Labor shall assess each insurance carrier, self-insured employer, and group fund its pro rata share of the total amount of up to $4,500,000.00 according to the method set out in Section 25-5-316(d). Of the …

(a) For purposes of this article, “small employer” means an employer who is not experienced-rated for workers’ compensation insurance purposes and whose annual workers’ compensation premium is less than $5,000.00. (b) The Department of Insurance shall promulgate a plan by which a…

It is the intent of the Legislature to promote drug-free workplaces in order that employers in this state be afforded the opportunity to maximize their levels of productivity, enhance their competitive positions in the marketplace, and reach their desired levels of success withou…

As used in this article, the following words and terms shall have meanings as follows: (1) ALCOHOL. Ethyl alcohol, hydrated oxide of ethyl, or spirits of wine, from whatever source or by whatever process produced. (2) CHAIN OF CUSTODY. The methodology of tracking specified materi…

(a) If an employer implements a drug-free workplace program substantially in accordance with this article, the employer shall qualify for certification for a five percent premium discount under the employer’s workers’ compensation insurance policy. (b) For each policy of workers’…

(a) A drug-free workplace program shall contain all the following elements: (1) A written policy statement as provided in Section 25-5-334. (2) Substance abuse testing as provided in Section 25-5-335. (3) Resources of employee assistance providers maintained in accordance with Se…

(a) One time only, prior to testing, all employees and job applicants for employment shall be given a notice of testing. In addition, all employees shall be given a written policy statement from the employer which contains all of the following: (1) A general statement of the empl…

(a) An employer is required to conduct the following types of tests in order to qualify for the workers’ compensation insurance premium discounts provided under this article: (1) An employer shall require job applicants to submit to a substance abuse test after extending an offer…

(a) If an employer has an employee assistance program, the employer shall inform the employee of the benefits and services of the employee assistance program. In addition, the employer shall provide the employee with notice of the policies and procedures regarding access to and u…

(a) An employer shall provide all employees with a semiannual education program on substance abuse, in general, and its effects on the workplace, specifically. An education program for a minimum of one hour should include, but is not limited to, the following information: (1) The…

(a) No physician-patient relationship is created between an employee or job applicant and an employer, medical review officer, or any person performing or evaluating a drug test solely by the establishment, implementation, or administration of a drug-testing program. (b) Nothing …

(a) All information, interviews, reports, statements, memoranda, and test results, written or otherwise, received by the employer through a substance abuse testing program are confidential communications, but may be used or received in evidence, obtained in discovery, or disclose…

The Department of Labor, Workers’ Compensation Division, shall promulgate by rule or regulation procedures and forms for the certification of employers who establish and maintain a drug-free workplace which complies with this article. The department may charge a fee for the certi…

(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, when a personal injury is received by a servant or employee in the service or business of the master or employer, the master or employer is liable to answer in damages to such servant or employee, as if he were a stranger and not engaged i…

Damages recovered by the servant or employee, of and from the master or employer, are not subject to the payment of debts or any legal liabilities incurred by him, except judgments in favor of the wholly dependent, or dependents, as defined in Section 25-5-61. (Code 1886, §2592; …

If such injury results in the death of the servant or employee, his personal representative is entitled to maintain an action therefor in a court of competent jurisdiction, and the damages recovered are not subject to the payment of debts or liabilities but shall be distributed a…

No contract of employment, insurance, relief benefit or indemnity for injury or death entered into by or on behalf of any employee, nor the acceptance of any such insurance, relief benefit or indemnity by the person entitled thereto shall constitute any bar or defense to any acti…

(a) This section shall be known as the Franchise Business Protection Act. (b) For purposes of this section, the terms franchisee and franchisor have the same meaning as defined in 16 C.F.R. § 436.1. (c) Except as provided in a voluntary agreement entered into between the United S…

The right to live involves the right to work. The public and working men and women must be protected. The activities of labor organizations affect the social and economic conditions of the state and the welfare of its citizens. It is declared to be the policy of this state, in th…

It shall be unlawful for any person at any time or place, by force or the threat of force, to seek to secure or prevent attendance at any meeting or voting place at which any strike vote is taken, or to influence the vote of such employee at such meeting or voting place by the us…

It shall be unlawful for any labor organization, any labor organizer, any officer, agent, representative or member of any labor organization or any other person to collect, receive or demand, directly or indirectly, from any person, any fee, assessment or sum of money whatsoever,…

It shall be unlawful for any executive, administrative, professional or supervisory employee to be a member in, or to be accepted for membership by, any labor organization, the constitution and bylaws of which permit membership to employees other than those in executive, administ…

Any union or association of workingmen may adopt and use a label or device for the purpose of designating and distinguishing any goods, wares, or merchandise or other product of the labor of the association or union of workingmen or of a member or members of the association or un…

The provisions of this article shall be cumulative of all other laws in force on June 29, 1943, upon the subject, and, in the event of a conflict between laws in force on June 29, 1943, and the provisions of this article, then and in that event the provisions, offenses, and punis…

If any labor organization violates any provision of this article, it shall be penalized civilly in a sum not exceeding $1,000.00 for each such violation, to be recovered as a penalty in the circuit court of the county in which the violation occurred, the action being brought in t…

When used in this article, the terms defined in this section shall have the meanings herein ascribed to them, unless it clearly appears from the context that some other meaning is indicated: (1) LABOR ORGANIZATION or LABOR UNION. Every organization, association, group, union, lod…

Except as otherwise specifically provided in this article, nothing contained in this article shall be construed to interfere with or impede or diminish in any way the right to strike or the right to individuals to work, nor shall anything in this chapter be construed so as to inv…

The Governor may, whenever he considers it expedient, appoint a board of mediation, consisting of three members, for the purpose of gathering facts and information and hearing evidence concerning the cause of any strike, lockout, or other dispute or disagreement between employees…

(a) Every labor organization functioning in Alabama, and every labor organization hereafter desiring to function in Alabama shall, before doing so, file a copy of its constitution and its bylaws and a copy of the constitution and bylaws of the national or international union, if …

Every person shall be free to join or to refrain from joining any labor organization, except as otherwise provided in Section 25-7-13, and, in the exercise of such freedom, shall be free from interference by force, coercion, or intimidation, by threats of force or coercion or by …

Any person who, by force or threats of violence to person or property, or who, by any means of duress prevents, or seeks to prevent, another from doing work or furnishing materials or from contracting to do work or furnish materials for or to any person engaged in any lawful busi…

It is hereby declared to be the public policy of Alabama that the right of persons to work shall not be denied or abridged on account of membership or nonmembership in any labor union or labor organization. (Acts 1953, No. 430, p. 535, §1.)

Any agreement or combination between any employer and any labor union or labor organization whereby persons not members of such union or organization shall be denied the right to work for said employer, or whereby such membership is made a condition of employment or continuation …

No person shall be required by an employer to become or remain a member of any labor union or labor organization as a condition of employment or continuation of employment. (Acts 1953, No. 430, p. 535, §3.)

No person shall be required by an employer to abstain or refrain from membership in any labor union or labor organization as a condition of employment or continuation of employment. (Acts 1953, No. 430, p. 535, §4.)

No employer shall require any person, as a condition of employment or continuation of employment, to pay any dues, fees, or other charges of any kind to any labor union or labor organization. (Acts 1953, No. 430, p. 535, §5.)

Any person who may be denied employment or be deprived of continuation of his employment in violation of Sections 25-7-32, 25-7-33, or 25-7-34 or of one or more of such sections, shall be entitled to recover from such employer and from any other person, firm, corporation, or asso…

The provisions of this article shall not apply to any lawful contract in force on August 28, 1953, but they shall apply in all respects to contracts entered into after August 28, 1953, and to any renewal or extension of an existing contract. (Acts 1953, No. 430, p. 535, §7.)

(a) For purposes of this section, the following words have the following meanings: (1) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE. A grant, loan, or tax credit provided by a state or local government to an employer, not including any incentive made pursuant to Article 13 of Chapter 23 of Tit…

This article shall be known and cited as the Alabama Uniform Minimum Wage and Right-to-Work Act. (Act 2016-18, §1.)

(a) For purposes of this article, the following words have the following meanings: (1) DISCRIMINATION. An action by an employer or a distinction by an employer that adversely affects an employee or job applicant based on a group, class, or category to which that person belongs. (…

(a) A county, municipality, or any other political subdivision of this state shall not enact or administer any ordinance, rule, policy, or other mandate that creates requirements, regulations, or processes relating to labor peace agreements or similar agreements. Any ordinance, p…