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Employment law in United States — Alabama

Employer duties, worker rights, contracts, workplace standards, and labour relations. These records come from release legal-2026.07.26-907 and link directly to stored legal text.

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• United States — Alabama

  Section 21-7-8 Employment by State, Political Subdivisions of State, Public Schools, Etc.

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  The state policy says people with disabilities should be employed in covered public jobs on the same terms as others, and employers may not refuse employment because of disability alone unless the disability prevents satisfactory performance.

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• United States — Alabama

  Section 45-28-121.05 Temporary Employment to Fill Vacancies.

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  During an employee suspension or while review proceedings are pending, the vacancy may be filled only through temporary employment.

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• United States — Alabama

  Section 25-7-32 Employers Not to Require Union Membership as Condition of Employment, Etc.

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  An employer must not require a person to join or stay in a labor union or labor organization as a condition of employment.

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• United States — Alabama

  Section 25-1-3 Determination of Employment for Purposes of Employment Benefits and Tax Liabilities; Exemptions.

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  Employers or responsible state agencies must use the IRS test in Rev. Rul. 87-41 and the Section 530 safe harbor when determining a worker’s employment status for covered benefits or tax purposes.

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• United States — Alabama

  Section 36-27-91 Payment by Employer to Be Determined by Board of Control; Election by Employer Participating Under Section 36-27-6.

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  The Board of Control must yearly calculate the amount needed for certain increased allowances and notify each employer’s chief fiscal officer of the required rates. Employers must pay these increase-related costs, and employers that opt in under Section 36-27-6 can do so at the start of a later fiscal year without payi

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• United States — Alabama

  Section 25-8-59 Penalties; Notice of Violation and Opportunity to Show Cause; Hearing.

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  Employers can be fined for violating this chapter, and they have a 30-day window to contest a penalty by requesting a hearing in writing.

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• United States — Alabama

  Section 45-44-244.32 Deductions from Compensation; Quarterly Payments.

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  Employers must deduct employee fees from wages, remit them to the county on schedule, file required returns, and keep records.

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• United States — Alabama

  Section 25-5-77 Expenses of Medical and Surgical Treatment, Vocational Rehabilitation, Medicine, Etc.; Medical Examinations; Review by Ombudsman of Medical Services.

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  Employers must pay covered medical, surgical, rehabilitation, mileage, and related workers’ compensation costs, with some payment limits and review rights. Employees may choose a second doctor or surgeon in certain cases, and missed cooperation can suspend compensation.

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• United States — Alabama

  Section 25-4-76 Maritime Employment and Benefit Rights.

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  This section defines “maritime employment” and “maritime worker,” lets the secretary classify maritime industries, and says maritime worker benefit rights are governed by Section 25-4-72 with a special weekly benefit calculation rule.

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• United States — Alabama

  Section 36-27-16.3 Effective Date of Benefits; Additional Costs of Benefits; Employers Agreeing to Come Under Provisions.

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  These retirement benefits become effective only after the actuary certifies the system can absorb the added costs without raising employer contributions; for certain participating employers, effectiveness also depends on the employer adopting a resolution and agreeing to pay the benefit costs.

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• United States — Alabama

  Section 25-5-53 Rights and Remedies of Employees, Etc., Exclusive; Civil and Criminal Liability of Employers, Etc.

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  This section makes the chapter’s remedies exclusive, limits employer civil liability for covered employee injuries or deaths, extends civil-liability immunity to several related parties except for willful conduct, and says it does not shield a person from criminal prosecution for failing a legal duty.

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• United States — Alabama

  Section 27-21B-10 Enforcement of Health Care Coverage for Certain Employers.

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  The department, employers, and plan administrators must carry out notice, withholding, enrollment, and notification steps for child health coverage tied to a noncustodial parent’s order.

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• United States — Alabama

  Section 25-4-134 Procedures for Collection of Delinquent Contribution Payments.

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  This section lets the secretary collect delinquent employer contributions, interest, and penalties through liens, assessments, garnishment, execution, and court actions, and it can restrict delinquent contractors until they comply.

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• United States — Alabama

  Section 30-3-61 Withholding Order Required in Child Support Orders; Employer to Withhold Support from Income Due and Pay to Designee; Income Withholding Order Issued by Another State; When Order Served on Employer; Delinquency of Support Payments.

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  Courts must include a withholding order in support cases, and employers must withhold support from the obligor’s income and send it to the clerk or state agency.

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• United States — Alabama

  Section 36-27-206 Notification of Employers Who Have Withdrawn from Participation.

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  The Board of Control must use reasonable efforts to notify certain former participating employers that a cost-of-living increase is available to their retirees and beneficiaries if the employer elects to fund it.

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• United States — Alabama

  Section 45-51-121.03 Continuation of Employment.

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  County classified employment depends on available funds, work needs, rule compliance, and satisfactory performance. After probation, a classified employee who asks for a hearing cannot be separated from county employment without a hearing before the appeals board.

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• United States — Alabama

  Section 45-30-100 Compensation of Employees Incapacitated on the Job.

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  In Franklin County, educational authorities may continue paying the salary of an employee injured on the job for up to one year, subject to disability certification and possible employer-requested medical review.

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• United States — Alabama

  Section 16-24C-11 Termination of Employment by Teacher.

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  Public K-12 teachers generally cannot end employment within 30 days before the next school term starts unless both sides agree, and otherwise must give 30 days’ written notice.

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• United States — Alabama

  Section 36-27-71 Conditions Precedent to Receipt of Credit.

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  Certain Alabama retirement-system members may get service credit for public employment only if they pay the required cost and the former employer certifies the employment.

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• United States — Alabama

  Section 25-5-34 Applicability of This Article and Article 3 of Chapter to Minors; Double Compensation When Minor Illegally Employed.

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  This article applies to employees who are minors, whether their employment complied with or violated minor-employment laws. If a minor was injured while employed illegally, compensation is doubled.

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