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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.

2,502 matching statutes

• United States — Alabama

  Section 36-21-160 Termination for Loss of Work During Emergency Response Prohibited.

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  Employers may not fire certain volunteer emergency workers for missing work because they responded to a qualifying emergency call before their shift.

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• United States — Alabama

  Section 25-5-51 Right to Compensation for Injuries or Death; Grounds for Denial of Compensation.

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  An employer subject to this article must pay workers’ compensation for employee injury or death caused by an accident arising out of and in the course of employment, but several misconduct and drug/alcohol-related exceptions can bar recovery.

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• United States — Alabama

  Section 25-5-110 Definitions.

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  This section defines several workers’ compensation terms, including occupational disease, occupational pneumoconiosis, occupational exposure to radiation, nature of employment, and contraction of an occupational disease.

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• United States — Alabama

  Section 25-8-44 Employment in Establishment Where Alcoholic Beverages Sold; Minors Performing Nude or Partially Nude.

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  This section bars underage workers from serving alcohol and restricts employment of minors in establishments where alcohol is sold, with limited exceptions for certain jobs and family members.

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• United States — Alabama

  Section 40-18-293 Alabama Income and Financial Institution Excise Tax Credit.

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  This section creates a $1,000 tax credit for qualifying small-business job creation and related financial institutions, subject to several limits.

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• United States — Alabama

  Section 15-18-148 Employment Income Withholding Order - Penalty for Noncompliance.

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  A person who willfully refuses to comply with a covered court order may be treated as in contempt of court and may owe the victim lost restitution.

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• United States — Alabama

  Section 23-1-104 Furnishing of Counties with Lists of Persons Employed by State Department of Transportation Therein; Employment by Counties of Persons on Lists; Employment Status of Other Persons Employed by Department in Counties; Liability for Accumulated Obligations Due and Payable to Present Employees of Department; Payment by Department of Accumulated Sick Leave of Transferred Employee.

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  The Transportation Department must give each captive county a list of current employees, counties may hire up to 75% of those listed for county road work, and certain pay and sick-leave obligations follow transferred employees.

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• United States — Alabama

  Section 30-3-64 Employer’s Answer; Order Binding on Employer; Modification by Court.

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  An employer must file an answer with the issuing court within 14 days after being served with an income withholding order.

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• United States — Alabama

  Section 16-24B-56 Preliminary Certificate; Breach of Assistant Administrative Officer Employment Contract.

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  A person without the specified teacher education program may be eligible for a preliminary certificate.

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• United States — Alabama

  Section 36-27C-6 Participation.

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  Participation in the fund is voluntary, and people who become ineligible may leave their vested amounts on account, subject to the stated conditions.

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• United States — Alabama

  Section 15-18-143 Employment Income Withholding Order - Generally.

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  Courts may order an employer to withhold a defendant’s wages for restitution, and employers must notify the court of employment changes.

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• United States — Alabama

  Section 36-27C-7 Contributions.

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  The board must set each participant’s maximum employer match amount by September 1 each year, and participants and employers must make and transmit contributions as described.

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• United States — Alabama

  Section 25-4-78 Disqualifications for Benefits.

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  This section disqualifies an individual from unemployment benefits in several situations, including labor disputes, voluntary quitting without good cause, misconduct, refusing suitable work, receiving certain other payments, self-employment, and some alien-status cases.

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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 25-5-11 Actions Against Third Parties Jointly Liable with Employers for Injuries or Death; Actions for Injury or Death Resulting from Willful Conduct; Attorney’s Fees in Settlements with Third Parties.

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  This section lets an injured employee or dependents pursue workers’ compensation and a third-party damages action, and it also sets rules for employer reimbursement, subrogation, attorney’s fees, and willful-conduct claims.

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• United States — Alabama

  Section 25-7-41 Definitions; Limitations on Compensation and Employment Benefits Not Required by State or Federal Laws.

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  Local governments may not require employers to provide employment benefits or paid leave beyond what state or federal law requires.

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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 25-1-20 Definitions.

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  This section defines key terms used in the article, including discriminatory practice, employer, employment agency, and labor organization.

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• United States — Alabama

  Section 25-14-5 Registration Requirements; Limited Registration; Reciprocity; Fees.

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  Professional employer organizations and anyone holding themselves out as providing those services must register before operating in the state, renew registration yearly, and comply with filing, disclosure, and service-of-process requirements.

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• United States — Alabama

  Section 25-1-52 Requirements; Implementation.

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  A private employer may adopt a voluntary veterans’ preference policy, but if it does, the policy must be written and applied uniformly. Employers may require a DD 214 to verify eligibility, and state veterans’ affairs/labor agencies must assist with veteran status verification as allowed by law.

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