Recent Posts in Workers' Compensation Category
Posted on Nov 23, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
Safety measures have improved in North Carolina, leading to a decline in the state's workplace injury rate. According to one statistic company, 2010 saw a record low in workplace injuries. The ...
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Posted on Nov 10, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
While members of the military are expected to be tough, accidents can and do happen. Just last week at one military base, two men were injured while conducting routine jumps from a helicopter. The men ...
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Posted on Oct 27, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
A workplace accident has prompted one state to fine the town in which it happened. After investigating the death of a 48-year-old employee, the North Carolina Department of Labor has decided to fine ...
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Posted on Sep 21, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
After a 24-year-old worker lost his life earlier this year at a plant in North Carolina, the facility has since been fined $30,000 for maintaining hazardous working conditions. According to official ...
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Posted on Sep 14, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
Over twenty years ago, a fire at a chicken plant took the lives of 25 employees. As one of the worst workplace accidents in the history of North Carolina, it has set an example for ensuring safe ...
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Posted on Jun 7, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
A man in Hickory lost his life last week while working at the Institution Food House. According to police reports, 49-year-old Jerry Whitman was working near the loading dock at IFH when a tractor ...
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Posted on Apr 13, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
Just a day before the introduction of Rep. Dale Folwell's workers' compensation bill was scheduled to be heard, hundreds of protesters showed up to in support of the status quo. The group, which was ...
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Posted on Jan 26, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
Even though the total number of workplace fatalities rose last year from 34 to 48 accidents, that number is still lower than the five year average of 53.2. This also represents an all time low for the ...
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Posted on Jun 15, 2010 By Lanier Law Group
News sources are reporting that Nadya Suleman has agreed to settle a worker's compensation lawsuit. Suleman, who is well-known for giving birth to octuplets and dubbed "Octomom", agreed to settle an ...
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Posted on Jan 6, 2010 By Lanier Law Group
Pain, discomfort, and physical limitations are a part of any injury. When a person suffers an injury while on the job, they have the right to seek both medical and financial benefits through the ...
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Posted on Jan 1, 2010 By Lanier Law Group
When a person suffers an injury while on the job or as a result of their job duties, he or she has the right to apply for medical and financial benefits through the North Carolina workers' ...
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