by Kevin Bunn | Oct 11, 2012 | Blog
Frequently an injured NC worker must rely on their workers’ comp lawyer to introduce expert testimony to prove disability or that an injury is related to employment. Other times the injured worker must defeat expert testimony offered by the employer or its...
by Kevin Bunn | Oct 11, 2012 | Blog
Employees of the State of North Carolina, including public school teachers, are covered by workers’ compensation. When a State employee is injured in an on-the-job accident or develops an occupational disease the workers’ compensation case can be...
by Kevin Bunn | Oct 11, 2012 | Blog
Sometimes people who have a workers’ comp case in NC need to move out of state. So, what happens to your NC workers’ comp case if I you move? A workers’ compensation claim that is filed in North Carolina under the Workers’ Compensation Act...
by Kevin Bunn | Oct 11, 2012 | Blog
When an injured worker qualifies for workers’ compensation disability benefits in North Carolina, the amount of the benefit paid weekly is typically two-thirds of his or her pre-injury average weekly wage. However payments are limited to the maximum weekly...
by Kevin Bunn | Oct 11, 2012 | Blog
North Carolina requires any employer who regularly has three or more employees to have workers’ compensation insurance. A subcontractor is required to have workers’ comp insurance in North Carolina if he or she hires one person. Sole proprietors and...
by Kevin Bunn | Oct 11, 2012 | Blog
The NC Workers’ Compensation Act has long prevented payment of compensation for suicide in NC workers’ comp cases. N.C. Gen. Stat. 97-12. But what about when the the injury itself contributes to the suicide? In other words, when an injured worker kills...
