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Don’t Let Your Insurance Company Control Your Care

Unfortunately, insurance companies nowadays often intimidate injured workers by reminding them that they—not you—have the “right to direct medical care.” In other words, your employer and the health insurance company on their plan have the power to decide which physician you should see. To some extent, this is true, but there are exceptions. Keep in […]

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Kids Chance of North Carolina|College Scholarships for Families Who’ve Experienced Catastrophic Work Injuries

When a person is injured at work, the impact to the worker is huge, but the effects it can have on the family can be just as devastating. The income that you expected to earn is compromised, often making it difficult to pay rent and bills and to fund retirement and college savings. The financial […]

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Do I pay taxes on my Workers’ Compensation benefits?

Workers’ compensation benefits are tax-free. This means you will not pay taxes on your weekly checks or on the settlement. Social Security Disability payments are taxable though – including the amounts offset by workers’ compensation. This is technical so you should call an attorney or your tax advisor.

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If I settle my case am I going to have to quit my job?

Often, but not always, an employer will ask you to resign as part of a certain type of settlement. Those settlements usually are significantly larger than being paid for your rating. When you take your rating it is extremely unlikely that you’d be asked to resign. The reason that an employer may do this is […]

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Workers’ Comp settlement, can I get out of it?

This question: “I settled my Workers’ Comp case, can I get out of it?” calls for our favorite lawyer answer: it depends. It depends on what you mean by “settled.” If the North Carolina Industrial Commission has approved a complete settlement and you’ve received money already then no, you cannot get out of the settlement. […]

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Workers' Compensation

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What happens when I settle?

It depends exactly what you mean by “settle.” If you take the rating in your case then you’ll sign an Industrial Commission form and the adjuster will send it into the Commission for approval. Once it is approved the insurance company will pay the rating out to you. This usually occurs over a period of […]

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What is a Medicare Set Aside Agreement?

Medicare Set-Asides are phenomena that has come into full force in the last several years. In the old days if an injured worker was on Medicare and his workers’ compensation claim was still open it was pretty common for the worker and the insurance company to settle the claim. Medicare got stuck paying for all […]

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Workers' Compensation

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How long do workers’ compensation claims last?

The overwhelming majority of claims are over within a year. Those are the claims where, fortunately, there is no or little lost time from work and there is no permanent disability. If your claim is denied the best estimate is that it will take a year to get a decision from the Industrial Commission. It […]

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Don’t Let Your Insurance Company Control Your Care

Kids Chance of North Carolina|College Scholarships for Families Who’ve Experienced Catastrophic Work Injuries

Do I pay taxes on my Workers’ Compensation benefits?

If I settle my case am I going to have to quit my job?

Workers’ Comp settlement, can I get out of it?

What happens when I settle?

What is a Medicare Set Aside Agreement?

How long do workers’ compensation claims last?

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