Michael Coward, an employee with Weyerhaeuser for more than 35 years, was severely burned by a steam line. It was a case where Mr. Coward did nothing wrong. He was hospitalized at a burn center and will need to care for the large burn for his lifetime. Yet the employer refused to pay the proper […]
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What Does The Bathroom Bill (HB2) Have To Do With Your Job?
North Carolina’s 2016 bathroom bill, HB2, is famous around the country. Most people know about it because it requires people to use the bathroom that matches with their gender on their birth certificates. Many people know that it cost the state millions in revenue because the NCAA and other events refused to come to North […]
Four Ways to Get the Best Outcome in Your Workers’ Compensation Claim
You have been injured. Your health and your finances are at risk. You need to put money in your pocket and food on the table every week. There are better ways to make this happen than others. You probably want to know what you can do today to get the best results for your case and […]
The Workers’ Comp Book You’ve Been Waiting for Is Finally Here
Valerie Johnson’s new edition of North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Law: A Practical Guide to Success At Every Stage of a Claim is now available. Valerie Johnson edited this edition with Gina Cammarano of Farah and Cammarano. The hefty 21-chapter workers’ compensation guide is 740 pages of discussion of the law and cases, but an E-book […]
Four Reasons Why You Could Lose Your Workers’ Compensation Case From a North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Attorney
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT MAKES A CASE INTO A LOSER, ask a NC workers’ compensation lawyer who is certified as a specialist. You might hear about a case like Katie’s. Katie worked as a certified nurse assistant in a nursing home. She liked her job but she didn’t like her supervisor, Janet. Katie […]
Valerie Johnson Reports Win in North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Case, Lockhart v. Ready Trucking, against an Uninsured Trucking Company
Willard Lockhart, a Charlotte North Carolina truck driver, was hired by Ready Trucking to drive an eighteen-wheeler truck on routes all over the eastern United States. When the transfer truck was blown off of a North Carolina highway, his employer denied that his injuries were their responsibility. Mr. Lockhart was told that he was an […]