Workers' Compensation

In North Carolina, the Workers' Compensation Act requires by law that companies or persons who employ more than three people carry workers compensation insurance. If you have been injured on the job, and have been unable to work for more than seven days, you should be receiving payments from workers' compensation.

The workers' compensation system was designed to protect employees from the expense of injury incurred on the job. Mills & Levine can help you receive benefits to which you are entitled. The following expenses are covered by workers' compensation:

• Income from missed work
• Compensation for permanent damages, including disfigurement and damages to organs
• Income from inability to work due to permanent disability
• Medical expenses due to injury or illness contracted on the job

Under North Carolina workers' compensation law, you can receive workers compensation for three types of incidences: on the job accidents, specific traumatic incidents that occur on the job, and occupational diseases.

On the job accidents are defined as occurrences that happen unexpectedly during the course of the performance of regular job duties, such as a slip and fall.

An occupational disease is an illness whose onset was facilitated by conditions on the job, and whose incidence in the employees' field of work is higher than the incidence in the general population as whole. Generally, those receiving workers compensation are eligible to receive two-thirds of their weekly salary for the duration of their disability. In cases of permanent disability, the state has determined a set number of weeks for which a worker is eligible receive North Carolina workers' compensation benefits. Our law firm will fight for you if you are not receiving the maximum available benefits.

Disability caused by your work makes you eligible for compensation under North Carolina workers' compensation law. However, oftentimes, employers will deny their injured employees workers' compensation benefits. If you have not been receiving North Carolina workers' compensation for your injury, call Mills & Levine, Attorneys at Law now at 877-660-4357 toll free, 704-660-1770 local or CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT A SIMPLE CASE FORM. The initial consultation is free of charge, and if we agree to accept your case, we will work on a contingent fee basis, which means we get paid for our services only if there is a monetary award or recovery of funds. Don't delay!

If we determine that you are eligible for North Carolina workers' compensation, we will help you to get the benefits that you have missed, and to continue receiving those benefits if you are eligible.