Today's post comes from guest author Thomas Domer, from The Domer Law Firm.I passed through Customs after a trip to Europe this week and explained to the Customs official that I represented injured workers'. His first comment to me was “How ‘bout those guys that are scamming the system?” I attempted to provide the disclaimer [...]
In Part I and II of this series we discussed the legislative power shift in 2010 and identified four significant changes. Here are some more legislative changes, all imposed after 2010: 5. Even If The Claim is Denied the Employer Can Still Get An IME. Before 2010, although an employer might be able to get [...]
When my husband and I purchased our home, we immediately bought a forty-foot ladder because obviously we would be cleaning our own gutters and needed the biggest ladder possible to reach the roof. Our first attempt to use the ladder was miserable. We could barely lift the ladder. After a few pathetic attempts to use [...]
In 2010 after the Republican Party took complete control of the legislature for the first time since 1898, changes to the system began. As death benefits and funeral expenses were being increased, along with an increase in wage loss benefits, current injured workers' were told that new proposals would not affect their claims. True [...]
In this four-part series we will take note of specific changes to the Workers’ Compensation Act in North Carolina since 2010, when the Democrats lost control of the Legislature. The Act was created in 1929. Its purpose was to take care of the human wreckage caused by workplace injuries and to make the employer pay [...]
One of the first questions injured workers' frequently ask is “Will my employer fire me for getting hurt at work?” Answer – legally, they cannot. The North Carolina Retaliatory Employment Discharge Act (REDA) strictly forbids an employer from firing an injured worker for filing a workers'’ compensation claim. However, that doesn’t stop an injured [...]
Today's post was shared by Gelman on Workplace Injuries and comes from www.nytimes.comWASHINGTON — Landowners who say a North Carolina electronics plant poisoned their drinking water missed a filing deadline, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday.The decision, in a 7-to-2 vote, is likely to affect similar suits from the families of thousands of former Marines [...]