Employers must pay a death benefit for a covered employee who dies within six years of sustaining a compensable injury or being diagnosed with an occupational disease or within two years of the final determination of the employee’s disability as part of a workers’ compensation claim, whichever is later. NC General…
Los empleados lesionados que califican para recibir los beneficios de compensación laboral en Carolina del Norte tienen derecho a un reembolso de una parte de sus salarios perdidos mientras no pueden trabajar. La Ley de compensación laboral de Carolina del Norte permite a los empleados lesionados cuyas lesiones les impiden…
Injured employees who qualify for workers’ compensation benefits in North Carolina are entitled to reimbursement of a portion of their lost wages while they are unable to work. North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Law allows injured employees whose injuries prevent them from working to collect lost wages through a workers’ compensation…
If the employer accepts a workers’ compensation claim in North Carolina, the law requires the employer to provide “medical, surgical, hospital, nursing, and rehabilitative services, including, but not limited to, attendant care services prescribed by a health care provider authorized by the employer or subsequently by the Commission, vocational rehabilitation,…
An employee who sustains a work-related injury in North Carolina generally cannot sue his or her employer for causing a workplace accident. This is based on a statute, N.C.G.S. § 97-10.1. Typically, workers’ compensation benefits are the sole remedy to address workplace injuries. Nearly all businesses with three or more…
Most employees who are injured on the job are eligible for workers’ compensation. Workers’ comp is like no-fault accident insurance that most businesses in North Carolina must provide their full and part-time employees. Benefits are available for injuries and illnesses that arise in the course of performing job duties. The…
Padecer una lesión en el trabajo puede ser una de las experiencias más disruptivas en la vida de un trabajador. Las preocupaciones sobre su salud y su sustento pueden sentirse abrumadoras. La ley de Carolina del Norte requiere que las empresas con tres o más empleados cuenten con un seguro…
Sufrir una lesión en el trabajo puede ser doloroso y disruptivo para cualquier empleado. Sin embargo, si trabaja para una empresa con al menos tres empleados, la ley de Carolina del Norte requiere que su empleador le proporcione un seguro de compensación laboral para brindar beneficios si resulta herido mientras…
If you’ve been injured on the job, you may be entitled to benefits through your employer’s workers’ compensation insurance. Workers’ compensation covers your medical expenses for workplace injuries and reimburses you for a portion of your average weekly wages while you are unable to work. North Carolina’s workers’ compensation program…
Workers’ compensation insurance is a benefit provided to nearly all North Carolina employees under the North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act. Most employers are required to carry insurance to cover medical expenses and replace a portion of lost wages for work-related injuries and illnesses. The law is intended to ensure that…
