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The Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama and THE FUND Announce New Partnership
The Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama is pleased to announce the launch of an exclusive new program with the Alabama Self-Insured Worker’s Compensation Fund (THE FUND). This uniquely designed program, is set [...]
Taking Safety Seriously
Bob Adams fell in love with business while a student at the University of Alabama in Birmingham (UAB); however, he didn’t fall in love with school. Bob left UAB to put in to [...]
The Fund Celebrates its 40th Anniversary
Successful businesses don’t just happen and they certainly don’t happen in a vacuum. On March 8 at The Club in Birmingham, Ala., the Alabama Self-Insured Worker’s Compensation Fund (ASIWCF) celebrated 40 years of [...]
One of the oldest self-insured group funds in the country provides financial stability for Alabamians in uncertain times
The Alabama Self-Insured Workers’ Compensation Fund (ASIWCF) provides a critical service to Alabama employers by offering coverage to workers and helping employers control costs associated with workplace injuries. For more information, please click [...]
Judge stays previous order striking down Alabama’s Workers’ Comp law
A week after a Jefferson County circuit judge struck down Alabama's Workers' Compensation Act, the same judge issued a further order today staying it indefinitely until the Alabama Legislature can act. For more [...]
Member Alert: Judge Rules Alabama’s Worker’s Compensation Act Unconstitutional
A court order has been issued in Jefferson County that challenges the constitutionality of two statutes of the Alabama workers' compensation law. The Order specifically cites the $220 cap on permanent partial disability [...]
OSHA Again Delays Enforcement Date for New Workplace Injury and Illness Reporting Rule
OSHA announced today that it has again delayed the effective date for enforcement of the anti-retaliation provisions of its new rule to Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses(Rule), 81 Fed. Reg. 29624 [...]
New OSHA rule and Post Injury Drug Testing
OSHA issued a rule Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses (Rule), 81 Fed. Reg. 29624 (May 12, 2016) that revises its record keeping regulation (1904) to include electronic reporting. The new injury [...]
OSHA: Final Rule Issued to Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses
Provisions call for employers to electronically submit injury and illness data that they already record Why is OSHA issuing this rule? This simple change in OSHA’s rulemaking requirements will improve safety for workers [...]