2018 Top Ten Workers’ Compensation Fraud Cases By: Leonard T. Jernigan, Jr. and Law Clerk, Alondra Bribiesca Raleigh, North Carolina Non-Employee Fraud Cases - 10 $ 99.7 Million Employee Fraud Cases - 0 $ 0 Total Fraud $ 99.7 Million Three of the Top Ten Cases in 2018 [...]
You've been hurt at work. What are the first things you should think about? Number one: getting well so you can have the best medical recovery and return to work. Second: notifying your employer of the accident. Third: properly filing your claim on a Form 18: Notice of Accident with the North Carolina Industrial [...]
Today's post comes from guest author Jon Rehm, from Rehm, Bennett & Moore. The collapse of the Interstate Highway-35W bridge over the Mississippi River killed 13 people and highlighted the safety hazards related to poor infrastructure. But most drivers face a less dramatic, but no less dangerous, hazard: Potholes. According to www.pothole.info, nearly 1/3 [...]
Today's post comes from guest author Catherine Stanton, from Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano. I recently saw a quote that said “we are all just a car crash, a diagnosis, an unexpected phone call, a newfound love, or a broken heart away from becoming a completely different person. How beautifully fragile are [...]
Today's post comes from guest author Jon Rehm, from Rehm, Bennett & Moore.An estimated 7 million Americans work at least two jobs. As the holidays approach, many people will take on holiday jobs as well. Getting hurt at a second job or a holiday job can also create problems at your full-time or regular job. [...]
Today's post comes from guest author Edgar Romano, from Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano.Last week was a very bad one for police officers across the country, starting with the separate police shooting of two unarmed men. These shootings – days apart in different parts of the country – sparked widespread outrage and protests [...]
Today's post comes from guest author Thomas Domer, from The Domer Law Firm.We have reported regularly on the impact of obesity on workers'’ compensation (see WFW October 2005 “Diabetes and Work Injuries” Alan B. King, M.D. and WFW Winter 2009 “The Rising Impact of Obesity on Workers’ Compensation” book review). A recent study in the [...]
Today's post comes from guest author Rod Rehm, from Rehm, Bennett & Moore.As harvest kicks off on the Great Plains, please take the time to be safe and make sure you understand the safety policies of your business, whether you’re a worker, a supervisor, or the employer. The information and resources below are a sometimes-stark [...]
North Carolina needs a Commissioner of Labor who is fair to workers'. Certainly cooperation between employers and employees is key. However, when thousands of workers' are not being paid their duly-earned wages, we have a problem. In 2014, the News & Observer published an article entitled “For Many Workers Cheated out of Wages, NC [...]
I was in San Francisco a few weeks ago, just casually walking down Montgomery Street when I saw a sign on the sidewalk that said: “Church of Scientology – All are Welcome.” I had just read Lawrence Wright’s book, “Going Clear” which told in chilling detail the inside story of this “religion” and I quickly [...]
