HB107 Alabama 2014 Session

Updated Feb 24, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Rod Scott
Democrat
Session: Regular Session 2014
Title: Workers' compensation, burial expense, maximum amount increased, Sec. 25-5-67 am'd.
Summary: HB107 raises the burial expense cap under Alabama workers’ compensation to $6,500 for deaths related to work, paid in addition to medical costs.
What This Bill Does
If an employee dies from a work-related accident or occupational disease, the employer must cover burial expenses in addition to medical/hospital costs. The burial expense cap is raised to $6,500. If there is a dispute about the value of burial services, a court must approve payment after notifying interested parties. The law takes effect on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval.

Who It Affects
Employers: must pay burial expenses up to $6,500 when an employee dies from a work-related incident or disease, in addition to medical costs.
Families or estates of deceased employees: receive burial coverage and may have the payment approved by a court if there is a dispute over burial service value.

Key Provisions
Amends Section 25-5-67 to require the employer to pay burial expenses in addition to medical and hospital costs for deaths arising out of and in the course of employment.
Sets the burial expense maximum at $6,500.
If there is a dispute about the reasonable value of burial services, the court must approve payment after notifying interested parties.
The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and governor approval.

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Subjects: Workers' Compensation