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 | Oct 2, 2015 | Blog, Disability, General NC Workers Comp Info
I recently heard from a gentleman who was convinced that his supervisor was trying to get him to quit his job after he was hurt at work in NC. Unfortunately this is a frequent problem. Workers who are hurt at work in NC are often treated badly, especially when they...
by Kevin Bunn | Apr 29, 2015 | Blog, Medical - NC Workers' Comp
Workers’ compensation claimants in North Carolina are frequently surprised when a “nurse case manager” calls or even shows up unexpectedly at a doctor’s appointment. So, what is a nurse case manager and who do they work for? This blog will...
by Kevin Bunn | Mar 20, 2015 | Blog, General NC Workers Comp Info
Guest blogging today is Jim Hart, an accomplished Family Law attorney in Cary, North Carolina. Jim addresses three frequent scenarios that arise at the intersection of Domestic Law and NC Workers’ Compensation Law: 1) When separation occurs after the injured...
by Kevin Bunn | Mar 3, 2015 | Blog, Medical - NC Workers' Comp, News
The North Carolina Industrial Commission recently approved a badly needed update to the Commission’s Medical Fee Schedule. The medical fee schedule sets the maximum compensation that can be charged by medical providers for a particular medical procedure in a...
