Posts tagged workers'

• NC Workers' Compensation Benefits Face Urgent Fight!

  Lawrence Egerton | March 23, 2011 11:27 AM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Workers’ compensation benefits are under attack in North Carolina. It is imperative that anyone who cares about injured workers in our state sign this vital petition—Do Not Hurt NC...

• Is Workers Compensation worth saving?

  Michael Lewis | March 21, 2011 10:16 PM | 0 CommentsWinston-Salem, NC Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  In February, the North Carolina General Assembly moved closer to legislation that would significantly curb the amount of recovery that workers who are injured on the job can get through the North...

• Why Should I Be in a Hurry to File my Workers' Comp Claim?

  Greg Jones | December 07, 2009 10:54 AM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Filing early is the best way to not only protect your worker’s compensation claim. It is also the best way to get your claim accepted. Insurance companies are wary of almost every claim....

• Yes…you still have a case even if you’ve been fired.

  Greg Jones | November 02, 2009 2:29 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  I have a number of injured worker’s who call seeking my representation but don’t believe they have a worker’s compensation case because they have been fired by their employer. My...

• Tighter Safety Standards Sought In Wake of Tragic Fireworks Accident

  Pierce Egerton | July 09, 2009 10:51 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  According to State Senator Marc Basnight, new legislation will be introduced next week to tighten safety standards for the handling of large quantities of fireworks. The move comes in the wake of...

• Worker Electrocuted at UNCG

  Pierce Egerton | July 06, 2009 6:48 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  The News & Record is reporting that a man rewiring lighting fixtures near the bookstore was electrocuted when he opened a junction box that still had power. The man was taken to Cone Hospital...

• Do North Carolina (NC) Railroad Workers Who Get Hurt on the Job Get Workers’ Compensation?

  Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | June 28, 2009 9:00 AM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  No. The employees of the major railroads in North Carolina like Norfolk Southern (NS), CSXT, and Amtrak do not get workers’ compensation if they are injured during their work but instead have...

• Experts Descend Upon ConAgra Plant in Garner, NC

  Brent Adams | June 10, 2009 5:23 PM | 3 CommentsRaleigh, NC Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Industrial accidents are tragic. They are usually unnecessary and preventable. These tragedies are usually caused by defective products or negligence. They occur usually because the employers...

• Recent North Carolina Industrial Commission Decision Clarifies Specific Traumatic Incident Under Workers' Compensation Laws

  Robin Martinek | September 15, 2008 10:05 AM | 1 CommentFayetteville, NC Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  In a recent decision by the Full Commission, the Commission recognized that an employee suffered a specific traumatic incident resulting in injury to her back despite the fact that the pain did not...

• Pre-Employment Injuries May Come Back to Haunt Work Injury Victims

  Robin Martinek | August 15, 2008 4:40 PM | 1 CommentFayetteville, NC Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  In a recent case before the North Carolina Court of Appeals, a Judge Jackson and Judge Hunter found that an employee's undisclosed medical condition increased his risk of a back injury combined with...