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Work Injury

July 15, 2022 By Valerie Johnson

Can my employer fire me for filing a workers’ compensation claim?

If you were hurt at work, the last thing you should worry about is whether your employer can fire you for filing an injury claim. Unfortunately, this is a real fear for many people hurt at work in North Carolina who deserve compensation. The good news is that North Carolina law prohibits employers from firing […]

Filed Under: Work Injury, Workers' Compensation

June 9, 2022 By Valerie Johnson

Most Common Accidents That Lead to Death & Wrongful Death Claims

If you lost a loved one in an accident that wasn’t their fault, you could be entitled to compensation through a wrongful death claim. The purpose of a wrongful death claim is to lessen the financial burden on your household due to your loved one’s untimely passing.   While a wrongful death claim can never […]

Filed Under: Car Accident, Defective Product, Truck Accident, Work Injury, Wrongful Death

June 8, 2022 By Valerie Johnson

Are undocumented workers eligible for workers’ compensation?

If you are injured at work it can wreck your health, your income, and your work. In North Carolina, workers’ compensation benefits are meant to help you after an injury or work-related condition until you can get back to work. If you are an undocumented worker you are eligible for the same compensation.  An undocumented […]

Filed Under: Work Injury, Workers' Compensation Tagged With: hurt at work, undocumented workers, workers comp injury, workers compensation lawyer

May 5, 2022 By Valerie Johnson

How Can You Stay Safe at Work?

By Durham Construction Accident Lawyers This week is North American Occupational Safety and Health Week, a week dedicated to communicating and educating about occupational safety procedures and the implementation of the systems needed in the workplace to ensure employees are protected. As Durham construction accident lawyers, we know that All workers should feel safe at […]

Filed Under: Work Injury, Workers' Compensation Tagged With: hurt at work, injured at work, workers comp injury, workers compensation

April 28, 2022 By Valerie Johnson

We remember workers who have lost their lives on the job

Today is Workers’ Memorial Day, a day when we remember all the workers who lost their lives on the job. It is also a time we reflect on ways to continue fighting for safe workplaces and stop these needless accidents from occurring in the first place. Every worker should feel protected at work from physical […]

Filed Under: Catastrophic Injury, Work Injury, Workers' Compensation, Wrongful Death Tagged With: hurt at work, injured at work, workers comp injury, workers compensation

April 1, 2022 By Valerie Johnson

Can you sue in North Carolina when the job was unsafe and you suffered a workers comp injury?

You knew that you were made to operate the machine without proper training which caused a workers comp injury.  Or the lifting that was meant for two people had to be done by you, by yourself.  Even worse, the company took off the guards on the machine and you got cut because of it.  Now you […]

Filed Under: Work Injury, Workers' Compensation Tagged With: hurt at work, injured at work, workers comp injury, workers compensation

February 10, 2022 By Valerie Johnson

Tip #10-Workers Compensation is complex. Get a Workers Compensation Lawyer when you need one.

People suffering with serious injuries benefit from legal expertise. Many workers’ comp cases are uncomplicated, and the injured employee heals and returns to work after receiving the proper benefits. Other cases have issues that obviously can only be solved by a skilled workers compensation lawyer. They may be denied cases, where the injured worker will […]

Filed Under: Work Injury, Workers' Compensation Tagged With: Disability, hurt at work, injured worker, workers compensation

November 23, 2021 By Valerie Johnson

Tip #9-How to Win a Workers Compensation Claim

The injured employee has to prove just about everything in a workers compensation claim. If you have a workers’ comp claim and it is denied, you probably understand that it will take some work to win in court. What you might not understand is that you have to keep proving that you have some disability […]

Filed Under: Work Injury, Workers' Compensation Tagged With: bus accident, bus driver, injured at work, injured worker, North Carolina Workers' Compensation

October 21, 2021 By Valerie Johnson

Tip #8-Don’t Stop Working on Your Workers Comp Claim

Don’t give up on a good workers comp claim based on bad information. Many injured workers simply give up when they don’t know what else to do with a workers’ comp claim, especially one that is as hard as an occupational disease. Pursuing a workers’ comp claim is not easy. But the surest way to […]

Filed Under: Work Injury, Workers' Compensation Tagged With: injured at work, injured worker, injured workers, North Carolina Workers' Compensation

September 9, 2021 By Valerie Johnson

Tip # 6 – Understand What You Get From a Workers Comp Claim

Workers’ Comp is based on disability. Many injured workers know someone who was injured at work and got a “big” settlement. But getting a big settlement on a workers comp claim means that the injured worker suffered a terrible impact to his life and his ability to work. It means a serious injury and lost […]

Filed Under: Work Injury, Workers' Compensation Tagged With: Disability, injured at work, injured worker, injured workers, workers compensation

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