The nonmedical use and abuse of prescription drugs, especially opioid painkillers (Schedule II or III drugs) like Oxycontin, Percocet, and Vicodin, is a serious public health problem in the [...]
Almost all employers are required by federal law to purchase workers’ compensation insurance (“workers’ comp”). If you are injured on the job and lose working days because of your employer’s [...]
Protections for U.S. workers have taken a hit in 2017. The federal government planned in 2016 to reform state workers’ compensation systems and to recommend minimum benefit standards to the [...]
North Carolina’s workers’ compensation laws are designed to provide “win-win” results for employee and employer, protecting employers from personal injury lawsuits and injured workers can be [...]
A June 9, 2017 North Carolina Supreme Court decision in a closely watched workers’ compensation case generated a successful, organized effort by businesses to persuade state legislators to [...]
