Workplace Injuries | InjuryBoard Fayetteville

Oftentimes, injured employees do not fully understand what repercussions they face if they do not cooperate with the workers' compensation carrier or their employer. Without an experience workers' compensation attorney to assist them, they often end up in situations where they find their benefits cut off or temporarily suspended. The most common method employers and carriers use to terminate...

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In previous entries, I have discussed how to establish a permanent disability claim in a workers' compensation case before the North Carolina Industrial Commission by showing: (1) medical evidence of inability to work; (2) No employment available given restrictions to work; (3) Futility of seeking employment due to a number of factors; and (4) Ability to find work but at a lower pay rate than...

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Oftentimes, as a workers' compensation attorney, I have clients come in facing termination of their compensation payments for failure to cooperate with vocational rehabilitation counselors. Many times, this "refusal" to cooperate is merely misunderstandings between the vocational counselor and the injured employee.Some tips on dealing with Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors:1. Consult with...

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It is common practice for employers to hire private detectives to conduct videotaped surveillance of injured workers.These private detectives follow injured workers around, usually in paneled trucks or vans, with their videotape running, trying to catch on film any activity that indicates that the injured worker is capable of physical activity.This procedure backfired on an Asheville hospital...

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Many of our workers' compensation clients are hurt so severally that they are unable to return to their former jobs. An issue often arises as to whether the injured employee should resign from his or her job or wait to be fired.The answer almost always is that the employee should not resign.An employer is justified in terminating an employee who is no longer able to work. However, if an employee...

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The North Carolina Supreme Court has recently entered a judgment which reverses the North Carolina Industrial Commission and the North Carolina Court of Appeals and held that it was error to award workers' compensation benefits to an EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) who was injured while operating a go-cart at a private amusement park during a "Fun Day" for Salter Path Fire & Rescue...

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In a unanimous decision, the North Carolina Court of Appeals found that workers who are required to bring their vehicles to work as part of their job can be compensated for injuries that occur as they are commuting to and from work. This ruling creates another exception to the normal "Coming and Going Rule" recognized in North Carolina, where injuries incurred while the employee is traveling to...

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A subcontractor that employed five workers that were injured in a construction accident on Thursday had been cited in January for not having adequate safety measurements in place.On Thursday, five workers were hospitalized after the roof of a porch on a home that was under construction collapsed on the workers. The workers fell approximately 40 feet. Three of the five workers have been released...

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