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Workers Compensation Benefits in North Carolina
Hemmings & Stevens, PLLC Law Firm of Raleigh, NC
Medical TreatmentIn North Carolina, Workers' Compensation laws require your employer, or its insurance carrier, to pay for your medical treatment, this includes prescriptions and medical supplies that are medically necessary. Lost Wage CompensationNo compensation is due for the first seven (7) days of lost time, unless the disability exceeds 21 days. Therefore, if you are unable to work, and are taken out of work, your first Workers' Compensation check will not include payment for the first seven days. Workers' Compensation checks are typically paid weekly. When you are out of work due to an accepted Workers' Compensation claim, you do not receive your full wages. You will receive 66%, or roughly 2/3, of your average weekly wage, not to exceed the maximum benefit set by the Industrial Commission. In 2013, the maximum weekly benefit that could be received is $884.00. You are eligible to receive weekly lost time benefits until you are able to return to work. Permanent Partial DisabilityIf you have a total, or partial, loss of use of a member of your body, or inability to earn the same wages in any employment as earned at the time of the injury, then you have a Permanent Partial Disability. The Industrial Commission will determine Permanent Partial Disability based on the impairment ratings of physicians and evidence of your earning capacity. MileageIf you travel more than twenty miles round trip for medical treatment, you can be compensated for your mileage. Rehabilitative ProfessionalsYou may be entitled to have a rehabilitation professional, such as a nurse caseworker, assist in coordinating your medical care. If you are unable to return to work in the job you held at the time of your injury, your employer, or its insurance carrier, may also pay for a vocational caseworker to assist you in finding other employment. If you have questions or concerns about a Workers' Compensation claim, please contact the North Carolina Workers' Compensation lawyers at Hemmings & Stevens, PLLC, today. We offer free initial consultations and work on a contingent fee basis, which means there are no fees unless we make a recovery for you. For assistance, call us at (919) 277.0161. This article regarding Workers' Compensation is for informational purposes only and is not legal or medical advice. You may need to seek the advice of a Workers' Compensation lawyer at the law firm of Hemmings & Stevens, PLLC, that has experience in these matters, to help you, if you have a Workers' Compensation claim.
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