Call Us 919-240-4054The National Child Protection Training Center has announced a collaboration with the National Center for the Prosecution of Child Abuse for the production of an article: A Courtroom for All: Creating Child and Adolescent-Fair Courtrooms. The article, authored by Allie Phillips and Susanne Walters, addresses the fact that many abused children suffer further trauma when […]
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Cyclist’s death brings calls for safer roads, increased awareness
A somber, riderless, white bicycle on Hillandale Road in Durham is aimed to force drivers to think of the safety of cyclists. Advocates who installed the “ghost bike” said that safer roads and more cautious drivers could prevent unnecessary injuries and deaths, like that of 36-year-old cyclist Seth Vidal. The ghost bike is the first […]
Supreme Court says plaintiffs not entitled to wage class action against American Express
The United States Supreme Court has held that merchants who seek to bring antitrust claims against American Express can’t join together in a class action, even though they all have similar claims, and even though the merchants say it would be cost-prohibitive for them to bring individual claims against the company. The reason: the businesses […]
No coverage for excess medical bills, Court of Appeals decides
The North Carolina Court of Appeals has held in James v. Integon National Insurance Company that a driver of a motor vehicle did not have access to the underinsured motorists (UIM) coverage of his fiance, because the driver lived with his fiance and she had not listed him on her policy. The driver was involved […]
Impartiality of workers’ compensation judges threatened by NC Senate bill
Another bill currently under consideration by the N.C. Senate has put the rights of injured workers at risk. Senate Bill 112 strips Industrial Commission deputy commissioners of the protections of the State Personnel Act, meaning they could now be subject to termination as a result of political contributions to those in a position to influence […]
Workers’ comp alert: Senate Bill 174 passes the North Carolina House of Representatives
On Thursday, June 27, the NC House voted to pass legislation that affects your rights under workers’ compensation laws. The bill changes the ways the Industrial Commission can order treatment when the insurance company has denied it. In an emergency the Industrial Commission will have to order the treatment within five days of a motion. […]
N.C. Court of Appeals orders company to pay injured worker
A decision recently handed down by the North Carolina Court of Appeals found an employer responsible for paying benefits to an employee who suffered from a serious health condition, in combination with a work-related injury, after she had returned to work doing a modified job. In workers’ compensation cases, a company may offer an injured employee […]
The rights of injured workers are at risk: CJG calls on you to act now
New legislation has been proposed that would dramatically change North Carolina’s Workers’ Compensation Laws, stripping workers of the legal protection they require when injured on the job. The new bill seriously limits the workers’ access to medical care and changes the protections workers have when they are looking for work. Injured workers would have to […]
North Carolina’s Racial Justice Act is dead
Governor Pat McCrory signed a bill Wednesday that repealed North Carolina’s Racial Justice Act, landmark legislation that allowed death row inmates to appeal their death sentences based on evidence of racial bias during their trials. The Racial Justice Act (RJA) was created in response to studies that showed North Carolina juries are two-and-a-half times more […]
NC unemployment cuts called most drastic in the country
More than 70,000 unemployed workers will see their unemployment benefits cease at the end of this month, thanks to an overhaul of the state’s unemployment system that goes into effect on June 30. For any North Carolina workers receiving federal extended unemployment benefits (known as the Emergency Unemployment Compensation program or EUC), or anyone who […]
