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What Are Workers Compensation Medicare Set-Aside Arrangements?
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What Are Workers Compensation Medicare Set-Aside Arrangements?

If you are receiving Medicare and have been injured at work, you may have heard of Workers Compensation Medicare Set-Aside Arrangements or WCMSA. When dealing with workman’s comp and Medicare, you may be required to set up a WCMSA as part of your settlement. If this happens, you will be asked to set aside a […]

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Is My Employer Required to Carry Workers Comp Insurance?
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Is My Employer Required to Carry Workers Comp Insurance?

No matter what kind of job you’re working, accidents happen. There’s always a possibility of injury. That’s why it’s vital that employers carry workers’ compensation insurance. However, is your employer required to carry workers comp insurance? And what happens if they don’t? Should you get hurt on the job, will you receive any benefits? This […]

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Will Workers’ Comp Cover an Idiopathic Fall?
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Will Workers’ Comp Cover an Idiopathic Fall?

Idiopathic conditions are often related to work injuries. Whether or not these injuries are covered by workers’ compensation often depend on exactly how the injury occurred and what caused it. When looking at idiopathic conditions, it’s important to first determine what exactly does “idiopathic” mean?   Idiopathic refers to conditions that are spontaneous or pre-existing. […]

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What Happens If I’m Injured While on Medical Restrictions?
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What Happens If I’m Injured While on Medical Restrictions?

After you’ve been injured at work, it’s very likely that you’ll be given work restrictions by your doctor. If this happens, you’ll be able to return to work in a light duty job. This job is likely a modified version of your old job, or an alternative job that complies with your restrictions. In many […]

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A Shift in the World of Workers Compensation
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A Shift in the World of Workers Compensation

You may have heard about a recent workers’ comp case in North Carolina: Wilkes v. The City of Greenville that shifted the world of workers compensation. This case had a huge impact on state workers’ comp policies due to the fact that it established that employers were responsible for injuries or conditions that occurred as […]

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When Should I Get a Second Opinion?
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When Should I Get a Second Opinion?

As workers’ compensation attorneys, we get asked a lot of questions every day. One of the questions we hear most frequently is, “When should I get a second opinion on my medical treatment?” We love getting these questions because it shows that our clients and potential clients are engaged in their cases and are working […]

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Does Workers Comp Cover Weather-related Injury?
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Does Workers Comp Cover Weather-related Injury?

Every time we get asked “does workers comp cover weather-related injury“, we wish there was a more straightforward answer. But the truth of the matter is that it really depends. In some situations, North Carolina courts tend to rule in favor of weather-related cases; in others, not so much. The outcomes of these workers’ comp […]

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