WC Risk Alert: There Can Be Only One Contract of Employment
Bruce HamiltonThe decision in Burley seems to establish that, short of a drastic modification of the employment contract, there will be only one location for purposes of jurisdiction.
WC Risk Alert: Changes to Industrial Commission Fees
Bruce HamiltonChanges to Industrial Commission Fees Effective July 1, 2015
Bruce Hamilton to Present at 2015 North Carolina Chamber’s Summit on Manufacturing
Bruce HamiltonPartner Bruce Hamilton will provide a legislative update on Workers’ Compensation at the 2015 North Carolina Chamber’s Summit on Manufacturing.
Expert Testimony Required for Employee to Establish Disability
Bruce HamiltonRisk Handling Tips on employee’s responsibility to prove disability
Lack of Credibility Still Grounds for Denying a Claim
Bruce HamiltonRisk Handling Hints on denying claims due to lack of credibility
Freight Broker Liable as Statutory Employer and Uninsured Motor Carrier Penalized in Trucking Case
Bruce HamiltonFrances Atiapo worked as a truck driver for Goree Logistics, Inc. Goree contracted with Owen Thomas, a freight broker, to transport goods for another company. While driving a load of goods for Goree, Frances Atiapo was injured in a motor vehicle accident in Colorado. Goree did not have workers’ compensation insurance and denied Mr. Atiapo’s…
Must Asbestosis be the Sole Cause of Death in a Compensable Claim?
Bruce HamiltonAsbestosis (or any other occupational disease) does not need to be the only cause of an injured worker’s death in order for a death claim to be compensable.
Can an Injured Worker Sue Claiming Bad Faith in Civil Court?
Bruce HamiltonIn Bowden v. Young, the North Carolina Court of Appeals addresses alleged intentional torts in workers’ compensation clams
When Does an Employer Have to Pay Educational Expenses?
Bruce HamiltonRisk Managers should know that although “medical compensation” is broadly interpreted in North Carolina, the service requested still must effect a cure, provide relief or lessen the period of the injured worker’s disability.
WC Risk Alert: Wage Calculation for Temporary Employee
Bruce HamiltonKeith Tedder was hired as a temporary delivery driver for A&K Enterprises to fill in for a permanent employee who was scheduled to be out of work for seven weeks. Tedder was paid $625 per week. Tedder had an unrelated back injury from 2004 and was assigned permanent, medium-duty restrictions in 2006 as a result.…