{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-25-5-87","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 25-5-87","heading":"Preference of Right to Compensation, Etc.","body":"The right to compensation and of compensation awarded any injured employee or for death claims to his dependents shall have the same preference against the assets of the employer as other unpaid wages for labor; but such compensation shall not become a lien upon the property of third persons by reason of such preference.","path":["Title 25 Industrial Relations and Labor.","Chapter 5 Workers’ Compensation.","Article 3 Elective Compensation Under Contract of Employment."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=25-5-87","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"7ebc8e1ca05c9f8b592d2a1b3db16f33dda72849419c2ded309a053af6a42f98","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-25-5-86","next":"us-al/ala.-code-25-5-88"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}