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01Jan 2024
Why is My North Carolina Employer Denying My Workers’ Compensation Claim?
At Waple & Houk, PLLC, our Charlotte workers’ compensation attorneys know that there is often some confusion about who approves or denies injured workers’ claims in North Carolina. Employers must report injuries to their workers’ compensation insurance carrier, but there may be instances where the…
07Oct 2023
Lifting and Moving Patients Leaves Nurses with More Injuries than Construction Workers
Nurses throughout the U.S. play a significant role in caring for individuals and families in their time of need — and even more so in the last several years since the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether they work in emergency rooms, hospital units, nursing homes, or a…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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