North Carolina Workers’ Compensation | Joe Miller Law, Ltd.

How the Changing Workforce is Affecting Workers’ Compensation Claims

According to the Claims Journal, more and more older workers are continuing to work well past retirement age. While older workers bring a lot of skills and experience to their jobs, old age is a factor in people becoming injured. The Journal story cites data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2017 which …

Do Not Quit Your Job

Lately, we have been coming across cases where we haven’t been able to help an injured worker because they have quit their job after being hurt. We understand how frustrating it is when an employer or insurance company will not cooperate, or you are sent to a company doctor who will not listen to you. …

Why Car Accidents and Injuries to Workers in North Carolina and Virginia Construction Zones Are So Common

According to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), there were close to 100,000 vehicle accidents across the United States in construction work areas in 2015. This represents a 7.8% increase from the year before. North Carolina has had its own issues with construction workers getting injured on the job. The FHWA data showed that the accidents …

Independent Contractors and Worker’s Compensation in North Carolina and Virginia

As a general rule, a worker must be an employee in order to qualify for work injury benefits in either North Carolina or Virginia. Workers who are independent contractors are not eligible for either lost pay benefits or for medical bills through worker’s compensation. This means that any worker who wants to receive workers’ compensation …

How Does Vocational Rehabilitation in Workers’ Compensation Really Work?

If your physicians make clear that you are unable to perform you prior job because of permanent physical or emotional limitations, (i.e. you are placed on permanent Light Duty), if you are under an Award in Virginia or an Accepted Claim in North Carolina, AND your employer is not willing or is unable to accommodate …

Recent North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Legal Cases

North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Lawyers keep abreast of recent legal decisions. Understanding how cases of other workers are decided helps a good lawyer prepare your case. If there are similar issues, an understanding of the legal decision indicates which arguments and what kinds of evidence a Deputy Commissioner will consider and which arguments and evidence …

What Happens at a Workers’ Compensation Deposition?

In North Carolina and Virginia, may times the insurance company for the employer will want to take your deposition. A deposition is on oral question and answer session which is recorded so that it can be transcribed and the discussion can be preserved. It is done under oath, just like you were in the courtroom. …

Workers’ Compensation and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Post-traumatic stress disorder is a long-term mental health reaction to witnessing or experiencing one or more traumatic events. While many people recover from accidents or other forms of trauma as their injuries heal or with time – for some people the trauma can prevent them from working, from functioning and from enjoying life. For example, …

Don’t Sign Anything!

Work Injury Center Attorney Joe Miller, Esq. warns injured workers in Virginia and North Carolina to never sign any document without first consulting with an experienced workers compensation lawyer. Failing to do so can have horrific consequences. Here, Joe gives a very good example of how an injured workers’ careless signing of a simple award …

Vision Loss in North Carolina Workers Compensation

Some work injures are much worse than others. Many injuries such as broken bones do heal over time. Some injuries may slow the worker down but don’t prevent the worker from working entirely. Unfortunately, there are some workplace injuries that tragically alter an employee’s life forever. Loss of vision is one of those catastrophic injuries.