by Kevin Bunn | Mar 17, 2014 | Blog, General NC Workers Comp Info
I am often asked, “can I sue my employer in North Carolina?” If the employer and the employee are both covered by the North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act then the workers’ compensation system in North Carolina provides the “exclusive remedy”...
by Kevin Bunn | Mar 14, 2014 | Blog, News
On Friday, March 7, Kevin Bunn co-chaired the 19th Annual NC Workers’ Comp Roundtable held at the North Carolina Advocates for Justice offices in Raleigh. Many thanks to co-chair Valerie Johnson and to all the speakers, including Matt Slotkin, Jim Hart,...
by Kevin Bunn | Feb 24, 2014 | Blog, General NC Workers Comp Info, Medical - NC Workers' Comp
Generally, NC workers’ comp only covers employees. However NC volunteer firefighters, volunteer rescue squads and the other first responders are an exception. North Carolina General Statute 97-2 brings many first responder volunteers into...
by Kevin Bunn | Feb 13, 2014 | Blog, General NC Workers Comp Info
Employees can be expensive. In addition to providing workers’ compensation coverage for their employees, employers are required to pay payroll taxes on their employee’s wages and to withhold additional payroll taxes from their employee’s paychecks. Employers must...
by Kevin Bunn | Jan 29, 2014 | Blog, General NC Workers Comp Info, Uncategorized
There is probably more bad information about contractors, subcontractors and Ghost Policies than any other area of NC Workers’ Comp Law. Let’s start with the key statute, NC Gen Stat § 97.19, and then work our way around to ghost policies. North Carolina...
