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…
Suffering an injury on the job can be one of the most disruptive experiences in a worker’s life. Worries about your health and your livelihood can feel overwhelming. North Carolina law requires businesses with three or more employees to have workers’ compensation insurance. Workers’ compensation should pay your medical expenses…
Suffering an on-the-job injury can be both painful and disruptive for any employee. However, if you work for a company with at least three employees, North Carolina law requires your employer to provide workers’ compensation insurance to provide benefits if you are injured while working. Workers’ compensation insurance pays for…
If you have been injured on the job as the result of an accident or occupational disease and cannot work, you may be eligible for workers’ comp benefits including disability payments and medical bills. However, if you are considering taking a new job while you have an open workers’ comp…
If you receive workers’ comp benefits and pursue a personal injury claim against the third party that negligently caused the work accident, the workers’ comp insurance provider will make a claim against any settlement or court award you receive from the third party personal injury claim. A third party claim…
Algunos empleadores sin escrúpulos responden a un accidente laboral amenazando con denunciar a un trabajador indocumentado al control de inmigración si reclama beneficios de compensación laboral. Si es un trabajador indocumentado en Carolina del Norte, tiene todos los derechos y recursos legales proporcionados por las leyes federales y estatales, incluyendo…
