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Former North Carolina police officer’s wife killed by drunk driver
Many Charlotte residents are familiar with Brunswick County. The popular vacation destination is about a four-hour drive southeast of us. A former Wilmington police officer was in a horrific four-vehicle drunk driving crash there. Three people died in the wreck, including the former officer’s wife and two others. The suspect was arrested…
North Carolina mom and daughter killed in crash enroute to school
A North Carolina mother and daughter were doing what parents and kids do on weekdays: they were heading to school. The 33-year-old mother and her 13-year-old daughter were on their way to middle school in Pembroke, a small town about a two-and-a-half hour drive southeast of Charlotte. They never made…
SSDI claimants with representatives: 3 times as likely to be approved
The Social Security Administration acknowledges that it has a backlog problem. In a recent report, it stated that thousands of SSDI applicants die each year while waiting to hear if their disability benefits claim has been approved. A less publicized admission from Social Security is that SSDI applicants are three…
Defending SSDI and the “disability belt”
The term “disability belt” is often used disparagingly to refer to an area of the United States that includes the western portion of North Carolina, West Virginia, much of Tennessee and Kentucky, as well as a large swath of Arkansas and most of Mississippi and Alabama. Also included in the…
North Carolina workplace injury rate: lower than national average
It is not exactly breaking news to note that the federal government often moves slowly. A few days ago, the U.S. Department of Labor released a report on North Carolina workplace injuries in 2016. While some might dismiss the data as dated, the numbers help us to understand where our state stands…
Wrong-way crashes rising in Mecklenburg County
According to a Charlotte TV station, North Carolina State Highway Patrol troopers say they are trying to prevent more accidents on local interstates and highways like the one that recently took two lives on I-485. Two men were killed in a wrong-way accident near West Boulevard. Troopers say wrong-way crashes…
North Carolina construction injuries expected to grow
Experts say that they expect North Carolina’s economy will to continue to grow over the next year. When the state’s economy is healthy, the state’s construction industry is usually healthy as well. Unfortunately, a healthy construction industry often translates into an increase in on-the-job construction worker injuries. A recent industry publication article contained…
Who is liable in a work-related car accident?
Accidents happen all the time at the workplace, but work-related accidents may occur nearly anywhere, even while traveling in a vehicle, depending on the circumstances. If an employee suffers an injury in a car accident while on the job or while doing something that directly benefits the company, the accident…
North Carolina workplace deaths down last year
The North Carolina Department of Labor recently released some mixed news about workplace safety. In the 2017 fiscal year, workplace deaths declined dramatically in Charlotte and across the rest of the state. Though the drop is welcome, if even one person loses their life while working, that’s one too many.…
Advice on how to improve your Social Security Disability odds
The decision to apply for disability benefits is not one made lightly. Many applicants submit their paperwork to the Social Security Administration only after they have repeatedly tried to continue their careers, hold onto jobs and earn needed paychecks despite a disabling medical condition. For them, the application often feels…
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