News & Analysis as of

Workplace Injury NC Supreme Court

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

NC Supreme Court Sets Direct Connection Test for Workplace Injuries

In most situations, medical treatment for workplace injuries is fairly straightforward. Workers' compensation statutes require coverage for procedures necessary to treat and correct injuries or illnesses that occurred at the...more

Cranfill Sumner LLP

Beyond the 500-Week Limit: Understanding Extended Compensation under the North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act

Cranfill Sumner LLP on

Can an injured worker receive benefits past the 500-week cap in North Carolina? If your first answer was no, then you have come to the right place!...more

Cranfill Sumner LLP

Workers' Compensation Cases to Consider in 2023

Cranfill Sumner LLP on

In the past two years, there have been many interesting and impactful appellate decisions in North Carolina Workers’ Compensation law. Going into 2023, we wanted to flag the following...more

Cranfill Sumner LLP

Key Workers’ Compensation Decisions from 2021

Cranfill Sumner LLP on

Below are what we consider to be three of the most important workers’ compensation decisions in North Carolina over the past year. Dunbar v. Acme Southern - In the case of Dunbar v. Acme Southern, (856 SE 2d 856, 377...more

Fisher Phillips

Could A Mistake by Your Company Nurse Lead to Civil Liability in North Carolina?

Fisher Phillips on

Employers have long operated under the premise that the North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act provides the exclusive remedy for workers injured on the job. Indeed, section 97.-10.1 of the North Carolina Workers’...more

Cranfill Sumner LLP

Total Eclipse of Comp

Cranfill Sumner LLP on

Examining An Injury Resulting from an Eclipse Under North Carolina Law - On August 21, 2017, many of us in North Carolina looked up at the sun to view the rare phenomenon of a total or near total eclipse. In most...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Work in "Ultrahazardous" Activity Does Not Provide North Carolina Employees with Exception to Workers' Compensation Exclusivity

Workers’ Compensation exclusivity means that for the overwhelming majority of workplace injuries, employees are limited to compensation through the Comp system. Under the North Carolina Supreme Court’s Woodson decision,...more

7 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide