National Safety Month: Workplace Safety
Thousands of organizations nationwide observe National Safety Month—using the celebration to focus on leading causes of injury and death at home, on the road, or in the workplace. For the…
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Workplace Injuries: More Than Just Slip and Falls
For most Americans, the mention of a workplace injury conjures images of a construction accident, slips, falls from great heights, or other dramatic—and traumatic—injuries. In today’s information-based society, however, injuries…
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Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rates to Go Down in 2019 in North Carolina
Recently, the North Carolina Insurance Commissioner approved an overall rate decrease for Workers’ Compensation (WC) insurance in North Carolina. A detailed article on the reasoning behind the rate decrease appears…
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High Rate of Fatal Workplace Injuries Among Hispanic Workers in North Carolina
In North Carolina, new studies show Hispanic workers suffer fatal work-related injuries at a disproportionate rate to other ethnicities. These findings are consistent with an overall national trend. A detailed…
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Workers’ Compensation Insurance Firm Sued Over Arrest of Injured Employee
In the case of Seguro-Suarez v. Key Risk Ins. Co. (17-697), a North Carolina man has brought suit against his employer’s insurance company for actions in a Workers’ Compensation (WC)…
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Proposed Rules by North Carolina Industrial Commission Addressing Opioid Epidemic in Workers’ Compensation Cases Could Negatively Impact Injured Workers
The opioid crisis has become an issue of huge concern at both the Federal and State levels. It has also become an issue of prime importance with the North Carolina…
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What Happens if an Employer Does Not Carry Worker’s Compensation Insurance?
If you were injured while at work, you are entitled to receive worker’s compensation insurance under North Carolina state law. If your company employs more than three workers, then they…
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Don’t Wait – Report a Workplace Injury As Soon as Possible
At Henson Fuerst, our North Carolina Workers’ Compensation attorneys are asked a lot of great questions by working people that suffered an injury while on the job. One question that…
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