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Disability Benefits

May 17, 2016 By nicole

Types of Workers Compensation Benefits North Carolina

Workers’ compensation benefits are based on disability.  The amount of disability is based on wages and the ability to earn them.  Main Takeaways: In workers’ compensation, disability means the loss in an employee’s ability to work. There are three main categories in calculating an employee’s workers’ compensation payout: if the employee can’t work at all, […]

Filed Under: Workers' Compensation Tagged With: Disability Benefits, North Carolina Workers' Compensation, workers compensation

November 15, 2010 By nicole

Latest COA decisions on workers’ compensation

The North Carolina Court of Appeals published two decisions on workers’ compensation this month. The first case, Kingston v. Lyon Construction, concerns workers’ compensation liens and third-party recoveries. The plaintiff was exposed to asbestos on the job and developed illness as a result.  He was awarded workers’ compensation benefits, and brought and settled tort cases against manufacturers […]

Filed Under: Workers' Compensation, In the News Tagged With: Asbestos, Case Commentary, Disability Benefits, Industrial Commission, Liens, NC Court of Appeals, Suitable Employment, Third-party Suits

February 11, 2010 By nicole

NC Court of Appeals’ latest decisions on workers’ compensation and personal injuries

Last week, the North Carolina Court of Appeals published four opinions in workers’ compensation and personal injury cases. In Berardi v. Craven County Schools, the Court considered and described the Industrial Commission’s new process for expedited medical motions, which speed up resolution of medical treatment disputes in workers’ compensation cases. At issue was whether the employer […]

Filed Under: In the News, Personal Injury, Workers' Compensation Tagged With: Appeals, Bicycle Accidents, Car Accident, Case Commentary, Clinchers, Disability Benefits, Governmental Immunity, Industrial Commission, Medical Motions, Negligence

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