Call Us 919-240-4054A 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 […]
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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Governor Pat McCrory signed a bill Wednesday that repealed North Carolina’s Racial Justice Act, landmark legislation that allowed death row inmates to appeal their death sentences based on evidence of racial bias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 […]
Valerie Johnson named chair of NCAJ Workers’ Compensation Section
CJG Partner Valerie Johnson was elected chairperson of the Workers Compensation Section of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice (NCAJ) at the association’s annual conference in Wilmington, June 15-18. The NCAJ is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization founded to protect people’s rights through professional and community legal education. The group advocates for the rights of the […]
Equal Pay Act turns 50, but women’s wages still lag
On the fiftieth anniversary of the Equal Pay Act, we are still a long way from seeing workplace equality for women and minorities. When the Equal Pay Act was signed into law, American women on average earned 59 cents for every dollar that American men earned. In the five decades since the bill was passed, […]
Budget cuts will deny justice to many
Budget cuts approved by the NC Senate and up for a vote in the NC House of Representatives will directly impact the day-to-day functions of the court, slashing the state’s number of court reporters in half and replacing them with recording equipment. Such a change will likely result in errors in court records, according to […]
Standard & Poor’s denies violation of False Claims Act
Attorneys for Standard and Poor’s Rating Services asked a California judge to dismiss a lawsuit against the company alleging violations of the False Claims Act. The suit, filed by California Attorney General Kamala Harris in February, was among more than a dozen filed against S&P’s in approximately fifteen states, all accusing the group of intentionally overinflating […]
Court upholds ruling that employers must provide disabled employees new roles
The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear an appeal from an airline about what accommodations it must make for employees no longer able to perform their current jobs because of a disability. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued United Airlines for failing to make reasonable accommodations for injured workers who were unable to perform […]
Tax on legal services unfair to private citizens
North Carolina’s Senate Republican leaders are proposing a tax on legal services for individuals. Under the proposed tax reform package, corporations would not pay a sales tax for using a lawyer, but an average citizen needing legal assistance would. The tax unfairly penalizes individual North Carolinians and would discourage anyone facing financial hardship from seeking […]
