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Workers’ Comp Adjusters are using private investigators more and more

Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) Filter Failures and Bard’s Cover Up: Part 1

September 24, 2015
As many as 250,000 Americans are implanted with IVC Filters every year, making it one of the most popular medical devices in the country. These small, spider-like nets are implanted into a patient’s blood stream as a filter to prevent dangerous blood clots from traveling to the heart and lungs. However, these devices come at […]
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What is Underinsured Motorist (UIM) coverage – and do you really need it?

September 9, 2015
In North Carolina, motorists are required to buy automobile liability insurance with limits of only $30,000 per person and $60,000 per accident to protect others from their carelessness. Because it’s all that is required, that’s all most people have. That means that most drivers on our highways have policies that will pay, at most, $30,000 […]
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My human resources person said I had to use my vacation and sick time before they will pay me.

September 5, 2015
No, that is not what the law says. North Carolina law says that you do not get paid for missing work the first week but you begin getting paid the second week. If you miss the third week – or if you get a rating to an injured body part – they have to go […]
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Can I be fired while I’m on workers’ comp?

August 19, 2015
It’s a common mistake and many people think they cannot be fired while they are on workers’ compensation. While it is illegal for your employer to fire you in retaliation for you filing a workers’ compensation claim, few employers are stupid enough to tell you that’s what they are doing. The flip side of the […]
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Why is my employer having me come to work and just sit there?

August 7, 2015
Short answer: because they can. Long answer: many employers and insurance adjusters are obsessed with the idea that injured workers are slackers who want to sit home and watch daytime television. We’ve met about three such workers and thousands who just wanted to get better and back to work they could safely do without further […]
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