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Workers' Compensation

June 18, 2009 By nicole

Today’s workers’ compensation opinion by the NC Supreme Court

Castaneda v. International Leg Wear Group: The Court affirmed in a per curiam opinion a decision by the Court of Appeals, which had upheld the granting of benefits to the plaintiff. Judge Tyson’s dissent, which had argued that the medical causation evidence was speculative, was rejected by the Court.

Filed Under: Workers' Compensation Tagged With: Case Commentary, Expert Testimony, NC Supreme Court

June 16, 2009 By nicole

Today’s workers’ compensation and employment decisions by the NC Court of Appeals

In Panos v. Timco Engine Center, the court considered the applicability of the North Carolina Wage and Hour Act (NCWHA) to an employee who works outside of North Carolina. Plaintiff had brought an action based on the company’s failure to pay severance as required by his employment contract. Although the company was based in North Carolina, […]

Filed Under: Personal Injury, Workers' Compensation Tagged With: Case Commentary, Industrial Commission, NC Court of Appeals, North Carolina Wage and Hour Act, Severance, Wage and Hour, Woodson Claim

April 20, 2009 By nicole

Valerie speaks at workers’ compensation CLE on managing a state employee’s workers’ compensation case

At the North Carolina Advocates for Justice CLE, Workers’ Compensation: Maximizing Your Case, Valerie spoke on the topic of representing state employees.  She presented a paper entitled “How to Manage a State Employee’s Workers’ Compensation Case.” Summary: North Carolina state employees have benefits available to them when they are entitled to workers’ compensation that must […]

Filed Under: News of the Firm, Workers' Compensation Tagged With: Articles, Litigation, NCAJ, Presentation, State Employees, Valerie Johnson

March 20, 2009 By nicole

Valerie speaks at workers’ compensation CLE on dealing with suicide in workers’ compensation

At the North Carolina Advocates for Justice CLE, Workers’ Compensation Roundtable, Valerie spoke on the topic of When an Injured Worker Commits Suicide. She presented a paper, co-authored with Jessica Leaven, entitled “Violent Death at Work.” Summary: Each year thousands of acts of violence occur in the workplace. It can occur at or outside the […]

Filed Under: News of the Firm, Personal Injury, Workers' Compensation Tagged With: Articles, NCAJ, Presentation, Suicide, Valerie Johnson

June 20, 2008 By nicole

Valerie speaks at 2008 AFL-CIO LCC conference on protecting injured workers

Valerie Johnson spoke at the 2008 Annual Conference of the AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee (LCC), which was held in Seattle.  Valerie’s talk was part of a session concerning health and safety for workers. She presented a paper, written with Narendra Ghosh, titled “How Can Unions Protect Injured Workers?” Summary: This paper discusses some common problems faced […]

Filed Under: News of the Firm, Workers' Compensation Tagged With: AFL-CIO, Articles, Case Commentary, FMLA, LCC, Narendra Ghosh, OSHA, Presentation, Retaliation, Union, Valerie Johnson

December 20, 2007 By nicole

Valerie speaks at 2007 workers’ compensation CLE on benefits for state employees

Valerie Johnson spoke at the NCATL’s 2007 Workplace Torts and Workers Comp CLE, held in Chapel Hill. Valerie’s presentation topic and paper was “New Developments in the Interaction Between North Carolina State Employee Benefits and the Workers’ Compensation System.” Summary: Although the interaction between the state employee benefits system and the workers’ compensation system has some […]

Filed Under: News of the Firm, Workers' Compensation Tagged With: Articles, Presentation, State Benefits, Valerie Johnson

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