Ala. Code § 25-5-87
Current with legislation from 2024 effective through April 25, 2024.
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.
Ala. Code § 25-5-87 (1975)