Did you know that, effective June 1, 2018, the Industrial Commission’s Rules were recodified from Title 04 Chapter 10 of the North Carolina Administrative Code to Title 11 Chapter 23 of the Administrative Code? According to the NCIC’s website, all references and citations to an Industrial Commission Rule on or after June 1, 2018, should…
Background The #MeToo movement has gripped headlines for months by highlighting the prevalence of sexual harassment, with the entertainment industry and politics being a particularly high-profile focus. By bringing these issues to the forefront of consciousness, legislators are finally beginning to explore methods to address these pervasive issues. One such effort is the federal “Ending…
Attorneys Courtney Britt and Bill Bulfer wrote the North Carolina Chapter in the Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Compendium published by the Defense Research Institute. The compendium surveys insurance law and practices in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. It focuses on claims handling and timing issues, providing references to applicable…
Recent rulings from The North Carolina Supreme Court and Court of Appeals have set Workers’ Compensation Defendants somewhat adrift regarding the burdens of proof relating to disability. With this uncertainty, and to counter the testimony historically provided by Plaintiffs seeking indemnity benefits, Defendants involved in complicated disability disputes should consider early involvement of a vocational…
According to the most recent Pew Research Center survey, roughly three-quarters of adults in the United States use some form of social media, and most of those social media users visit their preferred platforms daily. This prolific social media use can create concerns for management, as employers often want to limit not only their employees’…
Teague Campbell is proud to sponsor the 2018 Women of Wisdom Celebration hosted by the WNC Chapter of the North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys. The event will honor women licensed to practice law for 25 years with a Silver Service Award. Congratulations to all of this year’s honorees! Mindy Wudarsky, in our Asheville office,…
Every employer has been there before. You hire a new employee and everything is going smoothly, until one day you receive a letter from the North Carolina Department of Revenue compelling you to withhold an amount from your new employee’s paychecks to satisfy an outstanding tax obligation the employee owes. In the boilerplate of that…
Teague Campbell attorneys Matt Little and Lindsey Revels tried a product liability case for St. Clair Foods, a food manufacturer from Memphis, Tennessee, in Wake County Superior Court before the Honorable Carl Fox. The case involved issues of negligence and breach of the implied warranty of merchantability related to an allegation of food poisoning. The…
Teague Campbell sponsored the inaugural event for the Raleigh-Durham Chapter of the Alliance of Women in Workers’ Compensation (AWWC). AWWC is a nonprofit organization that brings together an entire industry of professional women to work together for the common good. Their goal of inclusivity is manifested in their encouragement of men and women alike to participate in the…
As the state of North Carolina continues its efforts to combat the opioid crisis, the Rules Review Commission, part of the North Carolina Industrial Commission, approved nine rules regarding opioids, prescriptions, and pain management in workers’ compensation claims that go into effect today, May 1, 2018. The rules are specifically meant to address problems arising…