If you have suffered an injury at work or on the job, you may be entitled to receive additional benefits through workers compensation. In North Carolina, this may include time lost from work, disability (full or partial), and medical bills.
RALEIGH, N.C. - A legislative committee is continuing work on legislation easing the responsibility of North Carolina employers for workers' compensation claims. A state House committee took up the measure Thursday, and groups of concerned workers again filled the hearing room. Representatives of the economic interests at stake said they are close to negotiating a compromise. The state's chamber of commerce, lawyers who sue on behalf of injured workers, and attorneys who defend insurance companies are at the table. The sticking points include whether employers, their attorneys and their insurers should have greater access to the medical records and doctor(s) of an injured worker. Another issue is whether to cap temporary payments for a totally disabled worker at nearly 10 years.
A State Department of Transportation Dump Truck, pulling a large trailer carrying a steam roller, lost control on a mountain road, crossed the center-line and struck Kelly Crabtree’s van head-on...
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