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New Study Found Nearly 20% of Drivers Making Deliveries for Amazon Suffered Injuries
New Study Found Nearly 20% of Drivers Making Deliveries for Amazon Suffered Injuries

01Oct 2023

New Study Found Nearly 20% of Drivers Making Deliveries for Amazon Suffered Injuries

At Waple & Houk, our Charlotte workers’ compensation attorneys advocate for North Carolina workers’ safety — no matter where or who they work for. Unfortunately, there continues to be a recurring theme involving an alarming rate of injuries occurring at Amazon facilities. This time, it…

Amazon Warehouse Workers are Suffering Serious Injuries at an Alarming Rate
Amazon Warehouse Workers are Suffering Serious Injuries at an Alarming Rate

07Aug 2023

Amazon Warehouse Workers are Suffering Serious Injuries at an Alarming Rate

Last month, our Charlotte workers’ compensation attorneys at Waple & Houk discussed the continuing prevalence of Walmart distribution center accidents and injuries and our role in holding the massive retail giant responsible for providing injured employees with the workers’ compensation benefits they are entitled to after suffering workplace…

What is Maximum Medical Improvement and What Does it Mean for My Case?
What is Maximum Medical Improvement and What Does it Mean for My Case?

07Nov 2022

What is Maximum Medical Improvement and What Does it Mean for My Case?

What exactly is maximum medical improvement? If you get injured on the job, there's a good chance that you'll be entitled to workers compensation benefits. In North Carolina, as long as you meet the basic requirements for workers comp, you'll receive two main types of…

Do Commissions and Bonuses Count for Average Weekly Wages?
Do Commissions and Bonuses Count for Average Weekly Wages?

28Oct 2022

Do Commissions and Bonuses Count for Average Weekly Wages?

Usually, when we meet with a new client who's having trouble with their workers compensation claim, it's because their claim has already been denied. But then there are also clients who come in claiming that their claim was approved, but that their employer did not…

Why Do I Have to Take a Drug Test After My Workplace Accident?
Why Do I Have to Take a Drug Test After My Workplace Accident?

21Oct 2022

Why Do I Have to Take a Drug Test After My Workplace Accident?

Typically, by the time we meet with a new client, their workers compensation claim has already been denied. If their claim was approved, they wouldn't need to meet with a Charlotte workers comp lawyer. In most cases, the person's claim was denied for reasons that…

How Can Social Media Ruin Your Workers Compensation Claim?
How Can Social Media Ruin Your Workers Compensation Claim?

11Oct 2022

How Can Social Media Ruin Your Workers Compensation Claim?

People today seem to be glued to their electronic devices. If they aren’t scrolling through their Facebook feed on their cell phones, they’re watching a video on their tablet. People also feel compelled to post the most private thing about themselves for all the world…

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