Where is my NC workers' comp check?

• kbunn's blog

Sometimes I think we spend half our time here tracking down late, missing or misdated NC workers' comp disability checks for our injured clients.  I am convinced that this is frequently a tactic by insurance companies simply to frustrate injured workers.  Other times it's just incompetence.  Most workers' compensation insurance companies use computer programs to automatically send out weekly temporary total disability (TTD) payments, and frequently the adjuster will neglect, or forget, to update the system with a new "pay through" date.  Late and missing checks seem to be worse around holidays as people up and down the chain are out of work.  The consequences of a missed or delayed payment can be significant for the workers' compensation recipient, sometimes leading to late payment fees or overdraft fees as the workers' bills go unpaid.  If a payment is more than fourteen days late, the North Carolina Industrial Commission can impose a 10% penalty.  Please feel free to call or email for your free consultation with a NC workers' (workmans) compensation attorney.