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...
by Kevin Bunn | Sep 12, 2013 | Blog, General NC Workers Comp Info, Settlements
Coordinating NC Workers’ Comp Benefits with other Medical and Wage Replacement Programs. One of the most challenging aspects of North Carolina workers’ comp law is coordinating NC workers’ comp benefits with other health and disability benefits. These include...
by Kevin Bunn | Aug 20, 2013 | Blog, General NC Workers Comp Info, Workers' Comp Liens
Were you in an Automobile Accident while on the Job in NC? An automobile accident on the job may be covered by workers’ compensation in North Carolina. This article gives a brief summary of the general rules and exceptions regarding whether an auto accident is...
by Kevin Bunn | Oct 11, 2012 | Blog, General NC Workers Comp Info
North Carolina Workers’ Comp, sometimes referred to as workman’s comp or workmen’s comp, is the administrative system set up in North Carolina to compensate workers who are hurt in a workplace accident. The North Carolina workers’ comp...
