North Carolina Industrial Commission Rules for Mediated Settlement and Neutral Evaluation Conferences

The following information is provided by the North Carolina Industrial Commission. A link to the full text can be found at the bottom of the page.

RULE 1. ORDER FOR MEDIATED SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE.

(a) Mediation Upon Agreement of the Parties. If the parties to a workers’ compensation claim or state tort claim agree to mediate their claim, they may schedule and proceed with mediation on their own, or they may submit a request for a mediation order pursuant to Rule 1(d). No order from the Commission is necessary if the parties mutually agree to mediate, but the mediator shall file a report of mediation with the Commission as required by Rule 6(b)(4). If the parties proceed with mediation in the absence of an order from the Commission, and the Commission thereafter enters a mediation order, the parties shall timely notify the Commission that they have agreed upon the selection of a mediator or, if the mediation conference has been completed, that they request to be excused from any further mediation obligations pursuant to Rule 1(g).

Read the entire set of rules at the North Carolina Industrial Commission website.