SB77 Alabama 2012 Session

This bill would revise portions of the workers' compensation law to limit the use of evidence of pain complaints by a trial court, to limit an employer's liability for permanent total disability benefits after the sixty-fifth birthday of the employee, to increase the maximum weekly compensation payable for permanent partial disability from $220 to $240, to limit the obligation of an employer to pay medical benefits if an employee does not seek medical attention for a claimed work injury within a certain time period, and to provide for the weighing of evidence on both sides of the issue before the pure findings of fact of the circuit court may be reversed

To amend Sections 25-5-57, 25-5-68, 25-5-77, and 25-5-81, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to workers' compensation; to limit the use of evidence of pain complaints by a trial court; to limit an employer's liability for permanent total disability benefits after an employee reaches the age of 65; to increase the maximum weekly compensation payable for permanent partial disability from $220 to $240; to limit the obligation of an employer to pay the medical benefits of an employee who does not promptly seek medical attention for a claimed work injury; and to provide further for the weighing of evidence before pure findings of fact of the circuit court may be reversed.