Updated Handling Recommendations for COVID-19 Workers’ Compensation Claims in North Carolina

Matt Flammia

In North Carolina, most COVID-19-related workers’ compensation cases are rightfully being denied. The thought initially with COVID-19 claims, and still to a degree with the Delta variant, was that while a claimant will have a difficult time establishing a compensable claim, there are several occupations (i.e., health care workers, first responders, etc.) that could have…

Change to Framework for Proving Disability in North Carolina Supreme Court’s Landmark Wilkes Decision

Courtney Britt and Matt Flammia

In addition to creating a medical presumption for accepted claims, the North Carolina Supreme Court’s decision in Wilkes v. City of Greenville has significantly altered the landscape for proving disability.  The Court has held that an employee can prove a disability outside of the four methods outlined in Russell v. Lowes Product Distribution.  The Court…