Do I need and can I afford an attorney?

You need to talk to an experienced workers' compensation lawyer in your town. Most if not all work comp lawyers will give you a free initial...

Communicating the questions to your lawyer very clearly and specifically is the best way to get a response. Send a fax, letter or email, rather...

The statute of llimitations does not run until a final award is entered. Your consent order may not be final, so the two years may not apply. ...

I have been released from doctors ,and have my disability rating.I am ready to settle.Who should make the first move?

The State of NC has no money to use to settle cases with state employees. That is the most likely problem. In workers' comp, the employer is not...

What is lumbago

The insurance companies seem to send people to doctors that cannot ever find out what is wrong. That saves the insurance companies a lot of money,...

Are we responsible for paying a worker's comp claim?

You need to find, immediately, a local work comp defense lawyer and get some advice on whether you owe benefits and if so, how to prevent a cascade...

I hurt my foot while on the job. I did not report it right away as I did not remember how I hurt it. Can I still get help from w

You need to discuss this with a workers' comp lawyer before you discuss it with the insurance company. And you need to remember how you hurt...

Worker's Compensation

If your settlement contains a confidentiality provision then your settlement money may be subject to Federal income tax. Ordinarily, a work...

Workers compensation obviously protects the employee. As an employer, who protects me?

Must be a really smart employee, if he can fool a doctor who examined and tested him (and who was chosen by your insurance carrier, correct?) and a...

I was a temporary employee with a company that hired me through a temporary agency. I was injured on the job 6/21/11 I was sent

I would be surprized if you had an actual contract of employment with the temp agency. In all likelihood you were an "employee at will" under NC...