The Workcomp Writer

MARCH 25, 2024

Noah’s Playloft Preschool , 2024 N.C. 22, 2024)]. 2d 283 (1996) ( Pittman )], it nevertheless reversed the Court of Appeals in the instant case, determining that neither the lower appellate court nor the state’s Industrial Commission had properly applied the test. LEXIS 152 (Mar. 124, 468 S.E.2d

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

JULY 4, 2024

The apparent rise in mental disability claims is a significant issue for disability insurers and workers’ compensation systems. The observed rise in workers’ compensation claims for mental injury must be interpreted in context. Bill 49, Workers Compensation Amendment Act, 2002 contained a provision for “mental stress” claims.

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Florida Workers' Comp

JANUARY 11, 2024

The Workers' Compensation Institute described the award: it "was created “to recognize those who had performed outstanding and selfless service in advancing the philosophy and practice of the workers’ compensation system.” In 2024, I am going to figure out who won that award. WCI Newsletter (May 2012).

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The Workcomp Writer

MARCH 12, 2024

. § 97-44), the state’s Court of Appeals affirmed a decision by the North Carolina Industrial Commission denying an injured employee’s petition to receive a lump-sum payment related to her award of permanent and total disability (PTD) [ Blackwell v. Instruction/ Buncombe Cnty. LEXIS 176 (Mar. Noting that G.S. § 97-44 (2018). 24, 870 S.E.2d

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The Workcomp Writer

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Personal Observation In 1977, I stood before the North Carolina Industrial Commission as a young workers’ compensation defense attorney, barely a year into practice, challenging a deputy commissioner’s credibility determination. It was my second appearance before the Full Commission, which consisted of three commissioners.

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The Workcomp Writer

JANUARY 23, 2025

Following Booker’s death, his widow filed a claim for death benefits with the North Carolina Industrial Commission. The case began its journey through the states workers compensation system: first to Deputy Commissioner Stephenson, who, after a hearing on September 10, 1975, found the claim compensable and awarded benefits.

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

MARCH 10, 2025

At a recent personal injury/disability management conference, a panel moderator told delegates, The topics on our agenda today are strikingly similar to those on the conference agenda from a decade ago (Rebecca Harris, GM Regulatory Services WorkCover WA at PIEF Conference, Perth: October 2024 [paraphrased]).

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