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Charlotte workers: Are you at risk of asbestos exposure?
If you are a homeowner, you may be somewhat familiar with asbestos, a toxic fiber that is found in many different materials that can often be found in buildings built before the 1980s. However, workers in many different industries also need to be familiar with asbestos because it has put…
Mental Injuries Under the Workers’ Compensation Act
Mental injuries by accident are covered under the North Carolina Workers Compensation Act. Mental impairments are compensable as long as the resulting disability meets the statutory requirements, namely injury by accident or occupational disease requirements. An injury by accident is defined as “an unexpected, unusual or undersigned occurrence.” Where a Plaintiff…
How do you appeal a North Carolina workers’ compensation denial?
If you were injured in a workplace accident in North Carolina that resulted in medical expenses and lost wages, you may need financial assistance to prevent unnecessary burdens from being placed on your family. For most injured workers in the state, this assistance comes in the form of workers’ compensation.…
Helping North Carolina residents pursue workers’ compensation
At the law firm of Ayers, Whitlow & Dressler, we focus a large part of our practice on helping injured workers from Charlotte, Mecklenburg County and the surrounding areas in southwestern North Carolina. We help these injured workers by providing guidance and support as they pursue the workers’ compensation they…
What do I do if I develop Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (or other mental injuries) from my work?
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a mental injury that results when a person’s normal “fight-or-flight” response to a traumatizing event carries over into non-threatening or non-dangerous situations. A person with PTSD may feel fearful or stressed long after a frightening incident occurs. PTSD can affect your activities of daily…
Not hurt “On the Job?”
In North Carolina, an employee does not have to be hurt on the employer’s premises to be entitled to workers compensation benefits. In some situations an injury will “arise out of the employment” even if you are away from the workplace. For instance, your injury may be compensable if you…
As States Decrease Workers Compensation Benefits, Federal Attention Grows
Federal lawmakers are beginning to pay attention to the recent trend of states cutting workers compensation benefits. When a state reduces the benefits available to an injured worker, often federal disability assistance will step in to aid the injured worker. Congressman Bobby Scott of Virginia (D) explains that “what happens…
Back injuries are common, yet debilitating
It might seem as if everyone at your workplace has problems with their back. For this reason, when you suffer a back injury that leaves you in debilitating pain, you might not think that you should seek worker’s compensation. It is important to realize that, though these types of injuries…
Can I sue a third party and collect workers’ compensation?
When you are injured in a workplace accident, you are entitled by North Carolina law to workers’ compensation benefits without the necessity of suing your employer to collect them. The tradeoff for receiving medical care for your workplace injuries and lost wages is that you give up your right to…
Hurt while breaking the rules? You could still be entitled to benefits.
In North Carolina, injuries that do not occur in the course of employment might not be compensable. The phrase “in the course of employment” has a specific meaning when applied to a workers compensation case. Sometimes, an employee is acting in the course of his/her employment, even when the employee…
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