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Workers' Compensation

April 9, 2015 By nicole

TOP 10 TIPS FOR WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIMS IN NORTH CAROLINA

The first and most important lesson when handling a workers’ compensation claim is to report injuries when they happen.

Filed Under: Workers' Compensation Tagged With: work injury, workers compensation, workers' comp

March 18, 2015 By nicole

Injured at work and fired

William called with a painful situation: he fell at work and hurt his back, and his employer fired him once the doctor said he would need surgery. William had no money coming in and now he couldn’t work at all. He wanted answers right away. If you are injured at work and terminated from your […]

Filed Under: Workers' Compensation Tagged With: Employment Rights, fired, workers' comp

February 2, 2015 By nicole

Doctors and workers’ comp

When you have a workers’ comp injury, nothing is more important than your recovery. And nothing can help – or hinder – your journey back to good health more than your medical treatment. How do you get to the best doctor for your condition? North Carolina workers’ compensation law gives the insurance company the responsibility […]

Filed Under: Workers' Compensation Tagged With: Medical Benefits, North Carolina Workers' Compensation

November 20, 2014 By nicole

Are you missing out on workers’ comp benefits?

Debra* walked into our office with a pile of papers. She wanted every penny that she was owed from her workers’ compensation carrier, and she intends to get it. We combed over the information and asked her what checks she had been receiving since she went out of work for her knee injury four months ago. […]

Filed Under: Workers' Compensation

October 30, 2014 By nicole

Valerie Johnson co-chair of WILG Convention

The Workers’ Injury Law & Advocacy Group convened for its 19th Annual Convention on October 27-29, 2014. Co-chairing the event were Valerie Johnson and Michael Gruber of New York. The Convention focuses on workers’ compensation and safety laws around the country. Among the topics presented were The Affordable Care Act and workers’ compensation, the attacks on […]

Filed Under: News of the Firm, Workers' Compensation

October 20, 2014 By nicole

Injured law enforcement officers lose benefit

We depend on state law enforcement officers to keep the rest of us safe — from running our prisons to enforcing alcohol laws. When they suffer injuries, these men and women have been able to receive their salary instead of workers’ compensation while they healed. But now many state law enforcement officers will NOT receive […]

Filed Under: Cases in the News, Workers' Compensation Tagged With: salary continuation, Valerie Johnson, workers compensation

October 14, 2014 By nicole

Workers’ comp and Medicare

A new client, Ralph, came to talk with us about settling his workers’ comp claim. He wasn’t sure that he needed a lawyer, but since his friend urged him to call Johnson & Groninger, he figured that it couldn’t hurt. A workers’ comp consultation is free. He met with Valerie Johnson to talk about his […]

Filed Under: Workers' Compensation Tagged With: Medicare, workers compensation

October 9, 2014 By nicole

Valerie Johnson presents at NC Industrial Commission Conference

The North Carolina Industrial Commission (NCIC) Annual Educational Conference is now taking place in Raleigh. The three-day conference is taking place through Friday, October 9 at the Raleigh Convention Center. The conference covers every aspect of North Carolina workers’ compensation law. Valerie Johnson presented on Wednesday, October 8, concerning the newest Industrial Commission Rules, along […]

Filed Under: Cases in the News, Workers' Compensation Tagged With: Industrial Commission, Industrial Commission Rules, North Carolina Industrial Commission, Valerie Johnson

October 6, 2014 By nicole

How not to lose your workers’ comp claim

If workers’ comp were an animal, it might be a liger, a cross between a lion and a tiger. That’s because workers’ comp claims are a crossbreed — the same as filing a lawsuit, but the courts, judges and rules are different. (Judges are called deputy commissioners and the court is called the Industrial Commission.) […]

Filed Under: Workers' Compensation Tagged With: hearing, Industrial Commission, Valerie Johnson, workers' comp

September 14, 2014 By nicole

Natural gas workers are inhaling hazardous chemical benzene

Now that North Carolina is poised to start hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) in order to drill for natural gas, we are concerned about the possible health effects on workers in the gas industry. Researchers for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recently finished a study of workers at six oil and gas sites […]

Filed Under: Safety Information, Workers' Compensation Tagged With: injured workers, workers compensation

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