Today's post comes from Kristina Thompson at the Jernigan Law Firm. Cannabidiol: The New Aspirin? Recently a doctor suggested to one of my clients that cannabidiol (CBD) might provide a pain management option for his neck pain. It’s a first (for me) to see CBD oil in a client’s medical records as a potential [...]
Today's post comes from Kristina Thompson at the Jernigan Law Firm. How much is my workers’ compensation rating worth? And should I accept it? (Part 2) This is a follow up from our blog earlier this year about workers’ compensation disability ratings. To recap, a rating is given by a doctor to an injured [...]
2018 Top Ten Workers’ Compensation Fraud Cases By: Leonard T. Jernigan, Jr. and Law Clerk, Alondra Bribiesca Raleigh, North Carolina Non-Employee Fraud Cases - 10 $ 99.7 Million Employee Fraud Cases - 0 $ 0 Total Fraud $ 99.7 Million Three of the Top Ten Cases in 2018 [...]
Today's post comes from Kristina Thompson at the Jernigan Law Firm. What does a disability rating mean for my workers’ compensation case? Part 1: The Rating. One important, and sometimes confusing, point in a workers’ compensation case occurs when an injured worker gets a disability “rating.” Today’s blog discusses what a rating is (and [...]
Today's post comes from Anthony L. Lucas at the Jernigan Law Firm. Davis v. Craven County ABC Bd.: Are Non-FDA-Approved Medications/Treatments Covered Under Workers’ Compensation? The North Carolina Court of Appeals recently published an opinion refusing to add an exception to the Workers’ Compensation Act that would exclude medications and/or treatments that have not [...]
Today's post comes from Anthony Lucas at the Jernigan Law Firm. Civil Immunity under the Workers' Compensation Act Under the North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act, there are a few instances where the Act specifically precludes or limits civil liability for certain actors. Not surprisingly, two of the three listed below are related to reporting [...]
Today's post comes from Leonard T. Jernigan, Jr. at the Jernigan Law Firm. Has the Bargain in Workers' Compensation Been Lost? In creating the workers’ compensation system a grand bargain was created between the employer and the employee. In exchange for a no-fault system that paid limited but speedy benefits to the employee, the employer got [...]
2017 Top Ten Workers’ Compensation Fraud Cases by Leonard T. Jernigan, Jr. Raleigh, N.C. Non-Employee Fraud Cases - 10 $ 697.4 Million Employee Fraud Cases - 0 $ 0 Total Fraud $ 697.4 Million Seven of the top ten cases in 2017 are from California, two from Texas, [...]
Today's post comes from guest author Catherine Stanton, from Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano. I recently saw a quote that said “we are all just a car crash, a diagnosis, an unexpected phone call, a newfound love, or a broken heart away from becoming a completely different person. How beautifully fragile are [...]
Today's post comes from guest author Kit Case, from Causey Law Firm.Note: A quick Google search led me to Glassdoor's page covering Dollar Tree stores. Many photos, mostly posted by managers and bemoaning their impossible working conditions, clearly show that the problem identified in Washington is widespread. The caption for the above photo reads "3,000 [...]
