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North Carolina Workers' Compensation

Call for your free consultation regarding North Carolina workers' compensation claims, benefits, and laws.

Welcome to the North Carolina workers’ compensation law and benefits web site.  In this site we will inform you, the injured worker, of your legal rights in the event that you have been injured while at the workplace.  We have experienced workers’ compensation lawyers to help injured workers and to assist workers’ compensation victims in collecting the full benefits that they are entitled to.  One of our North Carolina workers’ compensation lawyers will be happy to answer any questions you have concerning your claim, either by phone or in person.

North Carolina workers’ compensation information is available on this web site to help injured workers collect their workers’ compensation insurance.  Please feel free to browse the articles contained in the workers’ compensation library for details on various aspects of workers’ compensation law.

Injured workers are also invited to read our Frequently Asked Questions section which discusses many important topics that injured workers should be informed of in regards to their claim for North Carolina workers’ compensation benefits.

Injured workers should understand that North Carolina workers’ compensation insurance adjusters are not on their side.  It is their job to save the insurance companies money.  Their job is to pay out as little money as possible to North Carolina’s injured workers.

If you or a loved one has been injured at work, or if you suffer from an occupational disease, please give us a call toll free at 1-800-849-5931.  There is no cost for a consultation and the injured worker is under no obligation to hire us.  We will discuss your workers’ compensation claim, help you determine whether you need a lawyer, and the steps you should take to protect your rights.

Do not expect your employer’s workers’ compensation insurance adjuster to explain your rights to you.  That is not their job and it, therefore, will not happen.

Knowledge is power.  The only way a North Carolina injured worker can be protected is with knowledge; knowledge of the law and knowledge of North Carolina’s workers’ compensation system.  That is why we have written a book especially for North Carolina’s injured workers.  This book will level the playing field and eliminate the disadvantages that an injured worker has in dealing with North Carolina’s workers’ compensation system.  To get this important workers’ compensation book, fill out the form on this page and we will send you our book.  The book is free for injured workers in North Carolina.

If after reading our book you feel that you need the services of a North Carolina workers’ compensation lawyer, call our toll-fee number at 1-800-849-5931 for a free no-obligation in-person consultation with a workers’ compensation lawyer.

Benefits available to injured workers in North Carolina fall under three main categories:

1. Wage replacement. North Carolina workers’ compensation law provides that an injured worker who is unable to do any work is entitled to be paid two-thirds of his average weekly wage.  These benefits will be paid to the injured worker until he is able to return to work.  These workers’ compensation benefits are tax-free.
2. Payment of all related medical expenses. North Carolina workers’ compensation law requires the employer to pay all medical expenses related to the worker’s accident or occupational disease.  The employer is required to pay 100% of the approved medical bills.  The medical providers cannot charge the injured worker directly for these medical services.
3. Compensation for permanent impairment. North Carolina workers’ compensation law requires the employer to pay the injured worker for any permanent impairment of a body part.  The amount of benefits to be paid for an impaired body part depends upon the part of the body that is impaired and the degree and extent of impairment.

In addition, North Carolina’s workers’ compensation law provides other benefits to injured workers.  See our book for a discussion of these further benefits.

Our NC workers’ compensation lawyers will answer your questions and, in an appropriate case, will help you obtain a substantial settlement for your claim.

Among the issues our lawyers will assist you with are the following:

• Whether you have sufficient grounds to be entitled to workers'compensation benefits;
• The amount of workers’ compensation benefits to which you are  entitled;
• How long you will be able to recover workers’ compensation benefits;
• What medical expenses must your employer pay;
• Whether you need an attorney to handle your workers’ compensation case;
• How to choose the right workers’ compensation lawyer;
• How to deal with workers’ compensation doctors;
• How to deal with workers’ compensation vocational rehabilitation counselors;
• What you, the injured worker, can do to protect your claim;
• How to handle a job interview;
• Cautions about private detectives;
• Whether or not you should return to work;
• The kind of work you can do after you recuperate from your injuries.

If you were financially dependent upon a North Carolina worker killed in an on-the-job accident you may be entitled to death benefits from the employer’s insurance company.

North Carolina workers’ compensation law is very complex and confusing.  Temporary total disability benefits, temporary partial disability benefits, permanent partial disability benefits, permanent and total disability benefits, workers’ compensation settlements, and death benefits are all governed by special statutes specific to North Carolina and its injured workers.

By studying the information contained on this web site, and by reading our free book for North Carolina’s injured workers, you will gain understanding and knowledge to calm your fears and to help you approach the medical and legal processes more confidently.

Each workers’ compensation lawyer at Brent Adams and Associates is experienced and skilled in handling workers’ compensation claims and benefits.  Our law firm uses the latest and most up-to-date computer case management and legal software. This allows us to give our clients the most effective services available to North Carolina workers’ compensation claimants.
 
PLEASE CALL US TODAY TOLL FREE AT 1-800-849-5931.

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Blog for North Carolina Workers' Compensation

• Ambulance Responding To Accident Wrecks
• Roof Collapses On Church And Kills Worker
• Harnett County Deputy Shot
• N.C. Parole Officer Crashes State Vehicle
• Young Man Assaults Wal-Mart Greeter
• Sagebrush Employee Injured In Robbery
• Eight Employees Of A Lumberton-based Company Injured In Virginia Explosion
• Durham Firefighter Injured
• State Fair Worker Injured
• Workplace Injury Causes Death
• Worker Injured While Delivering Papers
• Former Hospital Employee Claims Wrongful Firing After Filing For Workers' Compensation
• Workers' Compensation Fund Members Hit By Fraud Get Distribution
• Goodyear Worker Injured
• Legal and financial help for victims of ConAgra Explosion in Garner N. C.
• NC Industrial Commission Makes Changes to Workers’ Comp Website, Forms And Procedures
• Construction Worker Killed in Oak Island Bridge Accident
• North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Approves Workers’ Comp Rate Reduction
• North Carolina Workers' Compensation Rates For Employers Expected To Decrease
• North Carolina Reported Worst State in Country for Heart-Stress Death Rate Among Workers
• New York State Corrections Settles Gender Discrimination, Workers Compensation Lawsuit
• Long Overtime Hours Are No Basis For Workers' Compensation Benefits

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Library for North Carolina Workers' Compensation:

• Speak Up About Your North Carolina On-The-Job Worker Injury In North Carolina!   
  Description: New research shows that some employers discourage, minimize or even cover up worker accidents and worker injuries, stopping injured workers from receiving the workers' compensation that they deserve.
• Dirty Detective Tricks: North Carolina Workers Compensation   
  Description: North Carolina Workers' Compensation Lawyer warns injured workers about dirty detective tricks
• Injured workers can collect money for permanent impairment of the body   
  Description: North Carolina workers' compensation lawyer discusses the benefits available for permanent inpairment of a body part.
• Injured worker's benefits for loss of or impairment of unspecified body parts or organs   
  Description: Injured worker's benefits for loss of or impairment of unspecified body parts or organs
• North Carolina Worker's Compensation Benefits for Hearing Loss   
  Description: North Carolina Workman's compensation benefits for hearing loss
• Another Method to Compute Workman's Compensation Benefits for Permanent Impairment   
  Description: Computing North Carolina Workers' Compensation Benefits for Permanent Impairment
• N. C. WORKMAN'S COMPENSATION CLAIMS FOR SILICOSIS AND ASBESTOSIS ARE TREATED DIFFERENTLY   
  Description: North Carolina workers' compensation lawyer and attorney discusses workman's compensation benefits payable to victims of silicosis and asbestosis.
• Injury from horseplay at work can result in payment of workman's compensation benefits   
  Description: Injured workers can usually recover North Carolina workman's compensation benefits when they are injured at work as a result of horseplay.
• N. C. workman's compensation claimants must report work related accidents quickly   
  Description: N. C. workers' compensation victims must report their workman's compensation claims to their employer in writing within 30 days from the date of the work place accident.
• Workman's Compensation Claimants Can Recover Workers' Compensation Payments For Storm and Weather Related Injuries   
  Description: Injured workers can recover workers' compensation benefits for storm and weather related injuries

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Frequent Questions for North Carolina Workers' Compensation:

• Will I be followed around by a private detective after I make my workers’ compensation claim?
• If my doctor assigns me work restrictions which limits what I can do at work such as the amount of weight I can lift and whether I can bend and stoop, should I work outside of those restrictions when I return to work?
• Should I settle my case without the assistance of an experienced workers’ compensation lawyer?
• Are the vocational counselors assigned to injured workers by the insurance company interested in my welfare?
• Am I entitled to a second opinion on the issue of the nature and extent of my disability by a doctor of my choice?
• What is my workers’ compensation rate or my “comp rate”?
• Can I recover money for my pain and suffering involved with my on the job injury?
• Am I entitled to a jury trial to decide my workers’ compensation case?
• Is it necessary for me to be a United States citizen in order to collect workers’ compensation benefits?
• How long do I have to be employed before I am entitled to workers’ compensation benefits?
• If a doctor has treated me for work-related injuries, is it permissible for the doctor to send me a bill?
• If a worker is killed in a work-related accident, what can his family recover for this loss?
• May I recover if I am injured as a result of horse play on the part of myself or a co-worker?
• If I am assaulted while at work may I recover workers’ compensation benefits?
• May I recover workers’ compensation benefits if I am injured in a storm or from other weather-related incidents?
• If I am injured while traveling to work, can I recover workers’ compensation benefits?
• Is it necessary that an accident occur in North Carolina in order to collect workers’ compensation benefits?
• If I injure my back at work without their being an accident, may I still recover workers’ compensation benefits?
• If I become unable to work because I was required to make repetitive motions over long periods of time, may I recover workers’ compensation benefits even if I am not in an accident?
• To what benefits am I entitled if I am injured in a work-related accident?
• Who decides whether a claim will be paid if my employer refuses to pay voluntarily?
• How does the law define “disability”?
• If my work-related accident injures a part of my body which had previously been injured, can I still recover?
• If my employer is late in paying my weekly workers’ compensation benefits, what can I do?
• How long may I continue to receive workers’ compensation payments?
• Is there any way I can recover weekly workers’ compensation payments in an amount greater than two thirds of my average weekly wage?
• If my work related injury was my fault, can I still collect?
• If my on-the-job accident happened because I was under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs, can I still recover?
• What happens if I do not cooperate with the vocational rehabilitation counselor assigned to me?
• If my employer or its workers’ compensation insurance carrier tell me to go to a certain doctor to be examined must I do so?
• Who decides what doctors will treat me for my work-related injuries?
• When I am being treated by a doctor for a workers’ compensation injury, must the doctor keep what I tell him secret?
• How long will my employer be required to pay all of my medical expenses incurred in connection with a work-related accident?
• What happens if my condition gets worse after my benefits stop?
• If I do not like the authorized treating physician which my employer provides for me, can I change doctors?
• What is a “clincher agreement”?
• Does my employer ever have to pay in advance for my weekly workers’ compensation benefits for total disability?

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Case Results for North Carolina Workers' Compensation:

• You Can Get Rid of a Vocational Rehabilitation Caseworker

Awarded: Vocational Rehibilitation Caseworker Removed

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Web Resources for North Carolina Workers' Compensation:

• Labor Law Posters - Federal State and OSHA Labor Law Poster Compliance

  Description: State, Federal & OSHA Labor Law Poster Compliance Service, including federal minimum wage poster, EEOC, FMLA, USERRA, and other mandatory postings.

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