Workers’ compensation is a type of insurance that provides medical and wage replacement benefits to employees who suffer injuries on the job. In North Carolina, the law requires most employers to carry workers’ compensation insurance to cover the costs...
Continue ReadingLike other states, the North Carolina workers’ compensation program is a system set up by the government to provide financial assistance to employees who are injured or become ill while in the course and scope of their employment. The...
Continue ReadingAmazon has a bad track record when it comes to workplace injuries at its warehouses. In 2021, Amazon warehouse workers were seriously injured at work at over twice the rate as those who worked for Amazon’s rivals. In total,...
Continue ReadingAmazon is the second largest employer in the United States. Amazon warehouse workers make up a large percentage of the company’s workforce. The work is labor intensive and poses a significant risk of injury. Amazon has an immense demand...
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports thousands of airline employee injuries each year. Whether you work on the tarmac, in baggage handling, or on the plane itself as a pilot or flight attendant, you are at risk of...
Continue ReadingDespite its name, the medical condition commonly referred to as “tennis elbow” is not a condition that’s exclusive to professional tennis players. It can affect many types of North Carolina workers. Every year there are dozens of new, work-related...
Continue ReadingKnee injuries are common in the North Carolina workers’ comp system. Every year we represent many workers with a knee injury workers’ comp case. Knees are complex structures and have a lot of moving parts. That’s why employees can...
Continue ReadingUndocumented workers have the same rights to workers’ compensation coverage for work injuries as any other employee. Some companies disregard so-called “illegal immigrants” injured at work. But the mere fact that someone might be regarded as an “illegal immigrant”...
Continue ReadingIf the pandemic has demonstrated anything, it’s shown us who is an essential worker and who isn’t. One of those groups of essential workers that are important to the smooth running of our society is air transportation workers. Our...
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina has statutes of limitations for different types of lawsuits. A “statute of limitations” refers to the time in which an injured party must bring a claim for damages. Failure to bring a claim or initiate a lawsuit...
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