Yes, you can be covered by workers' compensation when you are injured on a business trip. But "can be" is doing a lot of work in that sentence. Whether your accident actually qualifies depends on what you were doing when it happened, and insurers know…
If your employer or their insurance company has requested a functional capacity evaluation, you probably have questions. These assessments are not neutral medical tests. An FCE is a tool insurers use to gauge what you can and cannot do physically, and the results are routinely…
Getting hurt in a work vehicle crash raises questions that a typical car accident does not. Workers' comp may cover job-related car crashes, but who is liable? Is your employer responsible? What if another driver caused the wreck? Many injured employees are not sure which…
A workplace injury can turn your life upside down in an instant. Medical bills start piling up, and you may be missing work. On top of all that, you are trying to figure out what to do next. The good news is that North Carolina…
Most people think of workers' comp as coverage for broken bones or back injuries. What happens when the damage is not physical? If you witnessed a traumatic event at work, survived a serious accident on the job, or experienced repeated exposure to dangerous situations, you…
If you were hurt at work in North Carolina, your first question is probably whether your injury qualifies for workers' compensation coverage. The short answer is: most work-related injuries do. But the details matter. North Carolina's workers' compensation system has specific rules about what qualifies,…
