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When to Hire a Workers Comp Lawyer
Navigating workers’ compensation can feel like walking through a maze. You’re dealing with your...
What to Do When Someone Makes False Accusations Against You
False accusations can have severe consequences on an individual’s personal and professional life....
Summer Jobs and Workers’ Compensation: What Every Parent Should Know
What if your teen or college student gets hurt while doing their job? Does workers’ compensation benefits cover summer jobs? The good news is that it does. Believe it or not, summer employment can be very dangerous and you need to make sure your child is protected....
How Do Liability Waivers Work?
A liability waiver is an agreement between two parties, usually a business and an individual. The waiver frees the first party from responsibility for the other party’s injury while participating in an activity offered by the first party. Liability waivers assume that...
Will Workers’ Compensation Cover Being Assaulted by a Patient?
If you are working in a healthcare facility as a doctor, nurse, CNA or other health care provider, will workers’ compensation cover your injuries if a patient attacks you? What about if someone assaults you in the parking lot as you go to or leave your shift? Nearly...
What Can I Expect Workers’ Compensation to Cover?
Workers’ Compensation law can be a very complicated process. What you do right after the injury can have a very important impact on the future of your claim. If you, a friend or family member have been hurt on the job, you may be wondering what benefits you can expect...
Does Workers’ Compensation Cover COVID-19?
Every day, across North Carolina and the country, our essential workers get up, get dressed, put on their personal protective equipment and head out to their jobs. Nurses, line workers, delivery people, cashiers, tellers, and many others go to their jobs and risk...
Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Coverage: What You Need to Know
A car accident can change your life in an instant. It is stressful, can cause personal injury, and affect your family and recovery for years. From medical expenses to property damages, many financial challenges can arise. What if the person responsible for your car...
Retaliatory Employment Discrimination Act and Your Rights
Can I Lose My Job for Filing a Workers’ Comp Claim in North Carolina? Like many people, I continue to work from home during the pandemic, and as much as I try to stay grounded and keep up with the news only a few times a day, I do find myself looking at the staggering...
Telecommuting, Maurice the Cat and Workers’ Compensation
Like so many people, I have been working from home for the last several weeks as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. It has been at times frustrating and difficult, but I am thankful to have the means and technology to do my part and continue to help workers who have...
What You Need to Know about Slip and Fall Claims in North Carolina
If you were hurt because you fell on someone else’s property, or if something valuable was broken because you fell, you may be eligible for compensation by pursuing a “slip and fall” personal injury lawsuit. “Slip and fall” cases as they are known, fall under the...