Car accidents are, unfortunately, daily occurrences that affect countless lives. In 2018 alone, there were more than six and a half million car crashes resulting in more than 36,500 deaths. Though car wrecks are regularly occurring, they are not all the same and may happen due to circumstances beyond or within your control. 6 of…
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Effective Friday, May 22, 2020, at 5:00 p.m., Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has again revised her Safer at Home Order. The May Update now allows most businesses to reopen and many activities to resume. The new amended Safer at Home Order relaxes many of the restrictions for most businesses, workplaces, and recreation areas in Alabama—some continue to…
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Alabama’s new amended Safer at Home Order will allow most businesses to reopen as of 5:00 p.m. on Monday, May 11, 2020. However, there are specific guidelines in the Order that different categories of businesses will have to meet. These rules ensure the safety of employees and customers. The goal is to slow the spread…
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Effective Monday, May 11, 2020 at 5:00 p.m., Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has revised her Safer at Home Order allowing a wide range of businesses to reopen and activities to resume. The new amended Safer at Home Order relaxes most of the restrictions for businesses, workplaces, and recreation areas in Alabama. About the Amended Alabama Safer at…
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When a business invites customers into their premises to shop and/or purchase goods or services, the business has a duty to maintain its store in a reasonably safe condition and to warn of hazards that it knows or should know exist. These safe conditions are especially important in light of the current Coronavirus pandemic. Restaurants…
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Effective Thursday, April 30, 2020, at 5:00 p.m., Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has revised her Stay at Home Order requiring persons in Alabama to stay in their homes. The new Safer at Home Order relaxes some of the restrictions for businesses, workplaces, and recreation areas in Alabama. About Alabama’s Safer at Home Order When does…
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Many employees are concerned about being exposed to COVID-19 or contracting the virus while performing their job. Although employers should be following the Centers for Disease Control Guidelines and OSHA Guidelines as best practices to keep employees safe, there is still a risk of infection if employees are working together and/or are coming into contact…
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Effective Saturday, April 4, 2020, at 5:00 p.m., Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has ordered all Alabama citizens to shelter in place (stay in their home) unless one of the numerous and broadly-defined exceptions apply. This may seem more restrictive than the “social distancing” policies in place in most cities. But, it will not change the…
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We are amid an unprecedented pandemic moving throughout our country, and it has severely strained our medical system. Not only that, many people do not want to go to the Emergency Room for fear of getting the coronavirus. But personal injuries can occur during the COVID-19 pandemic, and we have to know what to do…
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