Call Us 919-240-4054On November 1, 2011, Johnson & Groninger PLLC (CJG), a law firm exclusively representing individuals in disputes, will relocate its Chapel Hill office to the Old Bull Building within the American Tobacco Campus. Built in 1874, the Old Bull Building housed the original Durham tobacco factory and is now a national historic landmark. The Charlotte […]
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Anniversary of the Hamlet Chicken Processing Plant fire remembered
On Tuesday, September 3, 1991, a 25-foot long fryer vat ignited at Imperial Foood Product’s chicken processing plant in Hamlet, NC. Workers were unable to get out of the plant because management had locked all exits except the main entrance in order to prevent employee theft. The plant had no windows, no fire alarm, no sprinkler system, and […]
Win for CWA Local in Court of Appeals
The North Carolina Court of Appeals issued an opinion today in favor of the Communication Workers of America and their Local Chapter 3602 in Fisher v. CWA. The case was the first case that we know of brought under North Carolina’s Identity Theft Protection Act. The Business Court, Judge Albert Diaz, and the Court of Appeals […]
Court of Appeals decides two new workers’ compensation cases
On August 2, 2011, the NC Court of Appeals decided the case of Capps v. Southeastern Cable, in which it held that an installer of cable TV and internet services was an employee, and not an independent contractor. The Court based its decision on the conditions of the employment, and gave no weight to the […]
Valerie to serve as secretary-treasurer of NCAJ’s Workers’ Compensation Committee
Valerie has accepted the position of secretary-treasurer of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice’s Workers’ Compensation Section. The Workers’ Comp Section is focused on the rights of injured workers in North Carolina and seeks to educate and assist attorneys in their practices.
Ann Groninger on Bike Law cycling tour
Ann Groninger embarked on a four day cycling tour of the Blue Ridge in support of Bike Law, the cyclist’s resource for legal advice and representation in North Carolina. The crew included attorneys and cyclists from South Carolina on a route through Little Switzerland and Asheville, North Carolina. Ann is a cyclist who uses her bike for […]
Win in Court of Appeals: Campbell v. National Pipe and Plastics
Although the employer and insurance company refused to pay for time out of work following an admitted workers’ compensation injury, the North Carolina Court of Appeals found that defendants were liable in Campbell v. National Pipe and Plastics. The Court awarded benefits for Ms. Campbell’s time out of work and for treatment for depression caused by the pain and inability to work from the […]
NC Advocates for Justice hails consensus bill
The text of the NCAJ’s post is reproduced below: RALEIGH, N.C. (May 26 , 2011) – An agreement has been reached on specific adjustments to HB 709, commonly referred to as the Workers’ Compensation Reform Bill. Parties including politicians, the NC Chamber of Commerce, the NC Advocates for Justice, the North Carolina Republican Attorneys Association, […]
Court sides with plaintiff, dismissing appeal in workers’ comp case
In Evans v. Hendrick Automotive Group, the North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that defendants improperly appealed a non-final decision of the Industrial Commission, and dismissing their appeal. Ms. Evans was an office manager for a Hendrick dealership in Texas. She was injured during a business trip to Charlotte, while she was walking back from an employer-sponsored dinner […]
Valerie speaks at workers’ compensation roundtable
On Friday, Valerie Johnson spoke at the 16th Annual Workers’ Comp Roundtable, a CLE put on by the North Carolina Advocates for Justice. Valerie spoke on how to protect a client’s future health insurance benefits in a workers’ compensation case, including benefits under the State Health Plan.
