If you are injured at work, you will quickly become familiar with the different exams and evaluations likely required to return to work, including the functional capacity evaluation (FCE). Once an FCE is ordered, it typically means you are nearing the end of your treatment. In other words, your doctor is ready to give the okay for you to...
Continue ReadingIf you get injured or become ill due to your job in North Carolina, you may be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. Workers’ compensation is a type of insurance that provides benefits to employees who are injured or become ill due to their job. In North Carolina, filing a workers’ compensation claim can be confusing, so here’s a step-by-step...
Continue ReadingYou cannot legally be fired for filing a workers’ compensation claim in North Carolina. Unfortunately, the law does not stop some employers from trying, despite the fact that suffering an injury on the job can change your life in an instant. Workers’ compensation coverage exists to help support you as you navigate your new reality and work to get...
Continue ReadingIf you’ve suffered an injury on the job in North Carolina, it can be overwhelming to think about your financial future. Fortunately, you can receive compensation depending on the extent and severity of your injuries. For North Carolina workers, there are a couple tools that can help understand your potential settlement payout. One is the North Carolina Industrial Commission’s...
Continue ReadingIf you have suffered a knee injury in a North Carolina workplace accident, you have the right to receive workers’ compensation benefits. That said, you are probably wondering what you can expect your compensation to be. Fortunately, there is some information out there regarding the average workers’ comp knee injury settlement. While there’s no one-size-fits-all answer, there are some...
Continue ReadingAn on-the-job injury can take you out of the workforce temporarily or for a lifetime. We hope you don’t get hurt at work, and if you do, we hope you fully recover. However, if your work injury has taken away your ability to maintain gainful employment, you could be entitled to permanent total disability benefits through the state’s workers’...
Continue ReadingIf you injured your back at work in North Carolina, you might be eligible for workers’ compensation benefits. Back injuries are a special class of workers’ compensation claims, and a skilled attorney can help you determine whether your back injury is covered. In this post, the EMP Law team will help you understand whether you are eligible for compensation...
Continue ReadingDid you suffer a workplace injury? Do you now seek workers’ compensation benefits to pay your medical expenses and lost wages? If so, knowing the workers’ comp delay tactics that could derail your claim is critical. Workers’ comp adjuster tricks could defeat your efforts to obtain full benefits. Our experienced Winston-Salem and Charlotte workers’ compensation attorneys are here to...
Continue ReadingWhen you’ve been injured in a North Carolina workplace accident and are receiving workers’ compensation benefits, you probably have questions. At the top of your list of questions might be, Can I get another job while on workers’ comp? The short answer is yes. But you’ll want to evaluate how it may impact your workers’ compensation benefits before taking...
Continue ReadingIf you have been injured at work and your workers’ comp claim is denied, you are undoubtedly worried about your medical expenses piling up. There are options to paying your medical bills, even when workers’ comp denies the claim. If you are concerned about what to do when workers’ comp won’t pay for your treatment, you have come to...
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