Law enforcement officers and other security and safety professionals put their lives and careers at risk every day. These professionals who protect the community deserve to be paid promptly and justly when the suffer an injury while doing their job. North Carolina and Virginia work injury laws protect law enforcement staff by providing that officers …
Public and private school teachers provide a valuable service to the residents of North Carolina and Virginia. Like any other workers though, there is a decent chance that they may suffer an injury at work during the course of their career that prevent them from working – either part time or full time. Some of …
Just because your employer or the insurance carrier for the employer says you have a pre-existing condition, does not mean you cannot file a claim. While a pre-existing medical condition may sometimes defeat your right to collect work injury benefits, there are exceptions and there are defenses. The best course of action is to review …
Workers’ compensation cases have several key differences from personal injury cases. At the Work Injury Center, we are experienced work injury lawyers who understand these key differences. We do everything we can to help workers get all the work injury benefits they deserve and to also preserve their personal injury rights. Before the North Carolina …
Construction work is one of the leading cause of workplace accidents and sadly causes of death, too. Many construction accidents leave a worker permanently disabled or needing extensive long-term medical care. Workers who can’t return to their job often need to retrained for jobs that involve much less physical labor. Construction work includes jobs at …
In today’s economy with its emphasis on technology, many North Carolina and Virginia workers are working from home. From home, they can access the Internet, download files from the cloud, have videoconferences when needed, and create or use company software. Some workers, such as nurses and salespeople do all their work from home and/or on …
What are the settlement rates at North Carolina Industrial Commission mediation conferences? Settlement rates at IC mediation conferences have historically been at or above 70%. Does the Commission order all workers’ compensation cases to mediation? Under the automatic referral procedures commenced during the 1996-97 fiscal year, whenever a party files a request for hearing in …
Accidents at work happen for many reasons. Employers should be aware of the various causes and take steps to try to avoid these types of workplace accidents or, at least, take preventive steps to try to reduce them. A common misconception is that the employer has to be negligent or “at fault” for the accident …
Many questions and answers about Worker’s Compensation can be found at the North Carolina Industrial Commission Website. Still, the best recommendation is that a worker review his/her case with an experienced North Carolina Workers’ compensation attorney. The attorney will be current on the relevant laws and legal issues. Mostly, the lawyer will understand many of …
Many workers lose their benefits because they fail to follow the proper North Carolina Workers’ Compensation laws. They may also lose their benefits if they are able to return to their pre-injury work. Employers and their insurers are always on the lookout for a way to terminate employee benefits. For this reason, injured employees should …
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If you are looking at this site, you or a loved one has probably been hurt. If that's true, you've come to the right place. Helping people who have been hurt is what we do. In fact, it is all we do. Joe Miller Law is a law firm concentrating exclusively on representing people who are injured by the carelessness of others or those hurt on the job. We provide the highest quality legal services to people who have been seriously injured. We practice Personal Injury law and Workmens' Compensation law in both Virginia and North Carolina.
