Today's post comes from Kristina Thompson at the Jernigan Law Firm. Getting your workers’ compensation case moving and your medical treatment started ASAP! When an employee has a clear accident and injury, the employer (if self-insured) or their workers’ compensation insurance company should immediately send the injured worker to a doctor to treat their [...]
Today's post comes from Kristina Thompson at the Jernigan Law Firm. First Responders in Florida Not Provided Disability Benefits for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder In the wake of the devastating school shooting that occurred in Parkland, Florida some of the first responders, firefighters, EMT workers, and law enforcement officers, will possibly develop a condition known [...]
Today's post comes from attorney Kristina B. Thompson. “What are my rights after I get hurt at work?” It’s the first question an injured worker thinks about. Once a workers’ compensation claim is filed on a Form 18 with the North Carolina Industrial Commission, the insurance company must accept or deny the claim (see [...]
Today's post comes from Kristina Thompson, attorney at the Jernigan Law Firm. Do I need to buy workers' compensation insurance in North Carolina? Here's the general rule: in North Carolina, if you are an employer and regularly employ three or more employees, you must have workers' compensation insurance. Seems pretty straight forward, right? For such a [...]
You've been hurt at work. What are the first things you should think about? Number one: getting well so you can have the best medical recovery and return to work. Second: notifying your employer of the accident. Third: properly filing your claim on a Form 18: Notice of Accident with the North Carolina Industrial [...]
“This is your brain. This is your brain on drugs. Questions?” Do you remember that anti-drug commercial for the 1980s? Well, it turns out professional athletes – who spend years training their bodies to compete in the highest level of sports are permanently damaging their brains as well. CTE Studies The JAMA study from earlier [...]
Nurse case managers can be useful for employers and injured workers'. Rehabilitative services are frequently used in accepted workers'’ compensation cases to help document the medical treatment plan. The term “rehabilitative services” falls under the “Medical Compensation” definition of North Carolina General Statute § 97-2(19). It is also defined under the Rehabilitation Professional Rules [...]
The North Carolina Industrial Commission recently joined many other states (i.e. Massachusetts) in tackling the issue of opioids in the workers'’ compensation cases by creating a Workers’ Compensation Opioid Task Force. The goal of the task force is to “study and recommend solutions for the problems arising from the intersection of the opioid epidemic [...]
“Frosting and beer can be a very fun but lethal combination starting at around midnight,” says Miller, star of the upcoming ensemble comedy “Office Christmas Party” (in theaters Dec. 9). As you know, it’s holiday party season and there’s a new comedy film coming out with some great comedians (Jason Bateman, Kate McKinnon, Jennifer Aniston, [...]
Earlier this week, the North Carolina Court of Appeals issued an opinion that will improve the lives of many injured workers' who need Medicaid assistance after sustaining a work-related injury. In the case of Phoebe Williford v. N.C. Dep’t of Health and Human Services and N.C. Division of Medical Assistance, the Court held that assets [...]
