Call Us 919-240-4054Answer: Yes. You should report the injury AND tell the truth about how it occurred – even if you know the injury is totally your fault. In North Carolina, the workers’ comp rules require you to have an injury by accident during a break in a worker’s normal routine in order for you to qualify for benefits. It […]
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New rules would further burden injured workers
Getting benefits after you are injured at work may get a lot harder thanks to some new rules written by the North Carolina Industrial Commission. One significant and unfortunate proposal is that workers may be asked to pay for the right to get their benefits under the law. Most of the cost burden fell on […]
Hearing on new workers’ compensation rules for NC
A public hearing to determine new rules for the North Carolina Industrial Commission is scheduled for February 24 at 9 am in the Dobbs Building in Raleigh. The session was supposed to occur last week but was postponed because of bad weather. For the same reason, officials have extended the public comment period regarding the rules […]
Workers’ Comp New Year’s Resolutions
As 2014 rolls in, it is time to take stock of our goals for the new year. While many of us will focus on the age-old fitness and organization resolutions, CJG encourages you to keep on top of your workers’ comp case in 2014. Here are the top 5 things to keep your case in shape: Number […]
Daycare pays parents of child with brain injury $1 million
A North Carolina daycare center was forced to pay $1 million dollars to the family of a child who suffered a severe brain injury as the result of negligence of one of the daycare’s employees. The employee turned her attention away from the infant for one or two minutes and found the child unresponsive. The daycare […]
Drunk driver who killed two cyclists gets 24 years
A drunk driver’s attempt to appeal two second degree murder convictions was rejected by the NC Court of Appeals. In April 2011, a drunk Thomas Howard Grooms Jr., struck and killed a father and son out for a Sunday morning bicycle ride on River Road in Wilmington. This month, the North Carolina Court of Appeals […]