With respect to workplace injuries, The North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act is a legislative fix to a common law problem. The Act is sometimes called “the grand compromise” because it was crafted so as to balance the...more
The North Carolina Bar Association Workers’ Compensation Council met May 18, 2021.
Updates from the North Carolina Industrial Commission (NCIC) and the Dispute Resolution Commission (DRC) are provided below....more
Are you trying to resolve a few claims before the end of the year? If so, then please take a simple step to help keep a Grinch from stealing your settlement....more
As to COVID-19, are potential claims for front-line healthcare workers compensable? Specifically, for those working in Emergency Rooms or having face-to-face interactions with patients, how is the medical causation analysis...more
There is no longer any question about whether the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic will affect North Carolina employers and employees. It will … and probably in ways that cannot be fully predicted. Its invasion has begun,...more
Attorney Fees Fixed in NC Workers’ Compensation Claim -
It is little wonder that most defendants are unfamiliar with N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-90. But, based upon a recent ruling from the North Carolina Supreme Court (Court),...more
When an appellate opinion includes words like joint employment, special employer, general employer, lent employee, or borrowed servant, it usually means that the parties have a fundamental difference of opinion about the...more
Lewis v. Transit Management of Charlotte, __ N.C. App. __ (6 December 2016) -
In a workers’ compensation claim stemming from a compensable accident occurring in 06/2009, defendants filed no NCIC form to accept Employee’s...more