by Kevin Bunn | Feb 28, 2018 | Blog, Disability
Injured workers who are determined by their authorized treating physician to be disabled because of their workplace injury should receive disability payments paid by their employer or their employer’s insurance company. These disability benefits are intended to...
by Kevin Bunn | Feb 6, 2018 | Blog, Disability
A determination that an injured worker is at “Maximum Medical Improvement” (“MMI”) is a critical turning point in the employee’s workers’ compensation case. At MMI an injured worker may choose to receive a Permanent Partial Disability rating payment, decide to begin a...
by Kevin Bunn | Jan 23, 2018 | Blog, Disability
An important goal of the workers’ compensation system in North Carolina is to quickly return injured workers back to gainful employment. Ideally, the worker can return to full-time, full-duty work in his or her prior occupation. But often permanent restrictions...
by Kevin Bunn | Jan 18, 2018 | Blog, Disability
An important goal of the workers’ compensation system in North Carolina is to return injured workers back to an appropriate job as quickly as practical. Ideally, the injured worker will be able to return to his or her prior employment. But often employees are...
by Kevin Bunn | Nov 11, 2015 | General NC Workers Comp Info
A lot of factors can affect your workers’ comp case in NC, many of which are obvious. These include the seriousness of your injury, how long you are out of work, whether you get proper medical treatment, and whether you need long-term medical care. But here are...
