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Occupational Disease

October 11, 2021 By Valerie Johnson

Tip #7-Some Occupational Conditions are payable under Workers Compensation when there is No Accident

Claims for Occupational Conditions are usually more difficult to prove than accident claims. Employees often have to prove their claims in court. Most people know that workers who get a condition known as carpal tunnel syndrome from a job that requires strenuous, repeated hand movements sometimes can get workers’ comp benefits. But why some other […]

Filed Under: Workers' Compensation Tagged With: injured at work, injured worker, injured workers, North Carolina Workers' Compensation, Occupational Disease, workers compensation

March 28, 2018 By nicole

Some conditions ARE payable under Workers Comp even when there is NO Accident!

Most people know that workers who get a condition known as carpal tunnel syndrome from a job that requires strenuous, repeated hand movements sometimes can get workers comp benefits. But why some other conditions are occupational diseases and payable under workers’ comp is not as well understood. Some occupational diseases are listed in the workers’ […]

Filed Under: Workers' Compensation Tagged With: Occupational Disease, occupational diseases, workers compensation

November 2, 2010 By nicole

NC Court of Appeals rejects workers’ comp claim as time-barred

In an opinion issued two weeks ago, Johnston v. Duke University Medical Center, the North Carolina Court of Appeals concluded that the plaintiff’s occupational disease workers’ compensation claim was time-barred. The plaintiff had been a nurse at Duke, and developed several conditions in her left foot: plantar fasciitis, tarsal tunnel syndrome, and Achilles tendinopathy. These conditions developed […]

Filed Under: In the News, Workers' Compensation Tagged With: Case Commentary, Duke University Medical Center, NC Court of Appeals, Occupational Disease, Statute of Limitations

November 10, 2009 By nicole

Latest Court of Appeals cases on workers’ compensation

Last week, the North Carolina Court of Appeals issued two decisions on workers’ compensation.  In the first case, Jones v. Steve Jones Auto Group, the plaintiff was a general manager at auto dealerships who sought benefits due to mold exposure – an unlisted occupational disease. Due to the dangerous mold in his office, the plaintiff developed […]

Filed Under: In the News, Workers' Compensation Tagged With: NC Court of Appeals, Notice, Occupational Disease

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