If you are injured while on-the-job while in North Carolina, or while working for a North Carolina company in another state, you have important rights under the North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act. It is up to you to make sure these rights do not slip away. Kevin Bunn, Attorney at Law, PLLC, is ready to help you with your North Carolina workers’ comp case. Kevin Bunn offers a free consultation to injured North Carolina workers.
This website offers helpful information on workers’ compensation law in North Carolina, including what workers’ compensation benefits are available in NC, what injuries are covered by NC workers’ comp, and how to file your NC workers’ comp claim. Workers’ comp is a complicated area of law and you may have questions. Our workers’ comp lawyers are here to help you get the medical treatment and disability payments you deserve. We use technology to communicate with our clients and to stay on top of developments in the constantly changing area of worker compensation law. Each client receives prompt, courteous, professional treatment.
We represent North Carolina employees in all kinds of workers’ comp (“workman’s comp”) claims, including work-place falls, job-site and industrial accidents, and on-the-job automobile accidents. We handle denied workers’ comp claims, where the insurance company refuses to pay for medical treatment or disability benefits, as well as accepted cases. Many of our worker compensation clients live outside North Carolina and many were injured years ago while on-the-job.
Frequently, we hear from workers who are tired of dealing with their employer’s insurance company and are considering a settlement or “clincher.” Often injured workers call us after their benefits or medical treatment has been denied. If you do not think you are being treated fairly by your employer or their insurance company, or if you are unsure what to do, we have experienced workers’ compensation professionals waiting to help. Do not rely on your employer or their insurance company to do, or even know, what is best for you.
An experienced worker compensation attorney can help you understand your rights and help you handle your claim. Our office is located in easily accessible, centrally located Cary, NC, near Raleigh, NC, and the Research Triangle Park. In some cases our attorneys will come to you. So whether you call it workers’ compensation, workman’s compensation, or workmen’s compensation, please browse the site and email or call if we can help.
Disclaimer: This site is owned by Kevin Bunn, Attorney at Law, PLLC, a North Carolina law firm that represents injured workers and practices in the area of worker compensation law. This web-site is for informational purposes and is not intended to be a source of legal advice. Consult an experienced North Carolina workers’ comp attorney about your particular circumstances. Neither e-mailing nor receipt of information from this site creates an attorney/client relationship. Our attorneys are licensed to practice law in North Carolina.
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Injured at work in NC by another's negligence.
When an employee is injured on the job in North Carolina through the negligence of another person two claims arise. First the employee may have a claim under the North Carolina workers' compensation system. Second, the...
Politics and Workers' Compensation in North Carolina
One of the unfortunate aspects of workers' compensation in North Carolina is the vulnerability of the system to politics. Unlike tort law, which involves automobile accidents for example, workers' comp. is largely a creature of...
NC Industrial Commission Sets Interpreter Role
The North Carolina Industrial Commission, which has the responsibility for administering the NC Workers' Compensation Act, recently issued a statement clarifiying the role of interpreters in the NC workers' comp...
Forms, Forms, Forms and NC Workers' Comp Claims
Workers' compensation in North Carolina involves forms, and there is no way around it. Most cases begin with the injured employee filing a Form 18 notice of injury, while the employer or their insurance company files a Form...
Workers Comp Claims by State Employees in NC
State employee's and workers' compensation lawyers in North Carolina face some special issues in dealing with the workers' compensation claims of state employees. Some state employees, including many law enforcement, probation and...
The Average Weekly Wage in NC workers' comp.
One of the most important numbers in a workers' compensation case in North Carolina is the Average Weekly Wage. The AWW, when multiplied by 2/3's yields the "comp rate" which is the basis for the amount of the weekly payments...
North Carolina Workers' Workmen's Workman's Workerman or Workermens Compensation
Can an employee receive workers' comp in NC if he was at fault in the accident?
I read an article on-line the other day describing an employee of a large laundry company who died when he fell into an industrial dryer. Readers were asked to comment on the story, and I was sadly not surprised to read...
Role of a lawyer in a NC workers comp case.
I frequently get asked by potential NC workers' compensation clients how much time a client can expect to spend with me versus somebody else in my office. I think lawyers need to talk to clients about every important issue in the...
North Carolina Workers' Compensation Laws
So, what are the sources of North Carolina workers' comp laws? There are several. First, workers' comp, or workmans comp, is a creature of statute. The North Carolina General Assembly established the system for...
