A workers' comp hearing does not look like what most people picture from television. There is no jury. The setting is formal but not theatrical. By the time the hearing concludes, the Deputy Commissioner often has not yet heard testimony from the treating physician. That…
A burn injury rarely finishes healing on the timeline anyone expects. What looks like a manageable wound in the emergency room can mean months of dressing changes, skin grafts, and follow-up surgery. Even after the burn heals, permanent scarring and disfigurement can continue to affect…
A spinal cord injury does not just take someone out of work for a few weeks. Depending on where along the spine the damage occurred, it can permanently change what kind of work a person is physically able to do at all. North Carolina's workers'…
Most repetitive stress injuries develop gradually, without a single incident that clearly marks when the injury began. It builds over months of the same motion, the same lifting pattern, the same grip. One day a doctor gives it a name like carpal tunnel syndrome or…
A blow to the head that looks minor in the moment can turn into months of headaches, memory gaps, and trouble concentrating. Those symptoms often show up days later. That delay is part of what makes a brain injury different from most other workplace claims.…
Moving to another state while you are still on workers' compensation raises a lot of questions. Will your benefits stop? Does North Carolina still have anything to say about your claim? What happens to your doctors, your wage replacement, your obligations? The short answer is…

