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North Carolina Workers' Compensation

2/20/2012

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Steps After a Family Member Dies at Work

A Southwest Airlines employee died on the job at the Dulles Airport. The employee was driving a baggage cart when it crashed into one of the people movers.

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2/10/2012
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NC Volunteer Firefighter Death

Changes to workers’ comp law for volunteer firefighters in NC are imminent. What happens when you use your personal vehicle for work and are injured or killed?

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2/1/2012
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Florida Convicts NC Man of Workers' Comp Fraud

A Wake Forest, NC man was ordered to pay $3.1M in restitution for workers’ comp fraud. Carl Delmas Fuller pled guilty to selling false workers’ comp insurance.

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12/30/2011
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Why You Need Workers’ Comp in North Carolina

North Carolina workers’ compensation law is better than what’s available to injured workers in other states. However, NC workers’ comp laws have limits.

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12/30/2011
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When Workers’ Comp is Denied

On-the-job injuries in NC range from carpal tunnel to occupational injuries that cause permanent disability. What happens when a workers comp claim is denied?

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12/21/2011
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Most Hazardous Workplace: Agriculture

Many people believe that the construction industry is responsible for the most on-the-job injuries; however the most hazardous line of work lies in agriculture.

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11/22/2011
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NC Budgets May Cut First Responders’ Workers’ Comp

Proposed budget cuts are threatening North Carolina’s volunteer first responders’ workers’ compensation. Injured first responders may have lower workers comp.

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11/21/2011
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How to File a Complaint With the NC Department of Labor

A North Carolina textile plant recently caught fire for the third time this year. In past fires, loose cotton fibers fell into equipment and sparked flames.

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11/18/2011
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Job Safety Changes in NC

The Farmworker Advocacy Network, a statewide organization focused on improving the living and working conditions of farmworkers and poultry workers across NC.

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11/9/2011
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On-the-job Death in Fayetteville NC

A Fayetteville sanitation worker died on the job recently. Twenty-nine-year-old Jordan Nanney fell off the back of a garbage truck and was run over.

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10/31/2011
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3 Signs of Workers’ Comp Fraud

Every once in a while a worker fakes an injury, falsifies records or manipulates the system to receive workers’ compensation.

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10/25/2011
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3 Rules For Workers’ Comp Claims in NC

During the workers’ compensation process in North Carolina, claimants will meet with vocational rehabilitation professionals. Workers’ comp attorneys can help.

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10/21/2011
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Changes to NC Workers’ Comp Laws

Earlier in 2011 the North Carolina General Assembly passed changes to the NC workers’ compensation laws that significantly change how claims will be processed.

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10/21/2011
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Reopening a Workers’ Compensation Claim in NC

Brent Adams & Associates has attorneys in Raleigh, Fayetteville and Dunn who work with clients that need to reopen a workers’ compensation claim. These are NC employees who currently receive workers’ comp benefits and their injury, occupational disease or condition got worse. Their condition may turn into a permanent disability.

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10/5/2011
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Missing Work Due to Injury

There were 965,000 non-fatal injury and illness cases filed in 2009 that resulted in lost days from work, according to recent Department of Labor reports.

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9/29/2011
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Final Settlements in NC Workers' Comp Cases

If a NC worker obtains full workers’ compensation benefits for their total impairment, they will receive “comp amount” each week for the rest of their life.

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9/21/2011
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Pre-existing Conditions and NC Workers’ Comp

A worker with pre-existing conditions may not be exempt from receiving workers’ compensation benefits in North Carolina. Workplace accidents.

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9/12/2011
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On-the-Job Death in NC

Recently a man at Trulite Glass & Aluminum, a Youngsville glass plant, fell to his death. The North Carolina Department of Labor is currently investigating.

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8/25/2011
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Mistakes That Can Ruin Your Workers' Comp Claim

NC injured workers unknowingly make mistakes that may void their workers' comp claim.

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7/26/2011
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What Types of On-the-job Injuries Can I File a Claim For?

An injury at work can be sudden or gradual, devastating or tragic. There are many different work-related injuries that the workers comp lawyers handle.

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6/27/2011
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