By: Jeremy Schatz, Managing Attorney, Virtus Law Group, Birmingham Alabama. After a car wreck, the at-fault driver’s insurance company will rarely let you know that you are entitled to vehicle depreciation also known as diminished value. What that means is that you the others diver’s insurance...
By: Ray Foushee, Attorney, Virtus Law Group, Birmingham Alabama. What is a Wrongful Death Claim in Alabama? Alabama Code 6-5-410 is the statute that provides for wrongful death actions. It defines wrongful death as “the wrongful act, omission, or negligence of any person. . . whereby the...
By: Jeremy Schatz, Managing Attorney, Virtus Law Group, Birmingham Alabama. If you are denied unemployment and disagree with the determination of the Alabama Unemployment examiners’ decision you have a right to appeal. There are three levels of appeals when dealing with unemployment determinations with each level being...
By: Jeremy Schatz, Managing Attorney, Virtus Law Group, Birmingham Alabama. If you want to pursue a claim of discrimination against your employer under Title VII (race, color, religion, national origin, and sex), the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act,(ADEA), or the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA),...
By: Ray Foushee Attorney, Virtus Law Group, Birmingham, Alabama. Workers Compensation laws can be very specific, that is why it is very important to do a few things as soon as possible after your on-the-job injury. One of the first things to do after an on-the-job injury...
By: Jeremy Schatz, Managing Attorney, Virtus Law Group, Birmingham Alabama. The neck is composed of several different structures such as muscles, bones, and ligaments. Located in between the vertebrae of the spine are what’s called the intervertebral disc. Think of it as a sandwich, the bread...
From Forbes.com Original source credit: https://www.forbes.com/sites/eriksherman/2021/03/24/pro-act-and-abc-test-no-one-knows-what-the-effects-will-be You may have followed debates about the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, union-friendly legislation that would make the largest modifications to the long-standing National Labor Relations Act since the Taft-Hartley Act restricted union power in 1947. In the process, you’ve...
Frequently Asked Question about Workplace Discrimination. By: Jeremy Schatz, Managing Attorney, Virtus Law Group, Birmingham Alabama. Is it discrimination when…. I was disciplined for doing something that another employee did without any consequences? This question is a common example of potential discrimination. If the other employee is similarly...
By: Jeremy Schatz, Managing Attorney, Virtus Law Group, Birmingham Alabama. If you are injured, seek medical treatment. Whether you feel pain directly after your injury or the pain isn’t felt until a short time after (insert link to article on delayed pain.) make sure you...
By Geoff Williams, Contributor Original Article: https://money.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/family-finance/articles/how-to-apply-for-partial-unemployment-benefits EVERYONE KNOWS THAT IF you lose your full-time job, you can get unemployment benefits. But if you lose a part-time job or if your full-time position becomes part time, did you know that you can get partial unemployment benefits? If you didn't...