As we have addressed previously, under the SMART Act, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is required to set minimum Section 111 mandatory reporting thresholds for liability...

Getting an injured worker back to work is often the ultimate goal when mitigating exposure.

Effective October 1, 2021, the North Carolina General Assembly enacted a new law regarding judicial assignment related to medical malpractice cases.

On June 15, 2020, the Supreme Court held that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits employers from discrimination against individuals on the basis of sexual orientation...

In person Deputy Commissioner hearings were scheduled to resume effective January 1, 2022, but the return date has now been delayed. In person Deputy Commissioner and Full Commission hearings...

Ordinarily, bad faith claims against insurance carriers are brought in the Superior Court in the General Courts of Justice in North Carolina.

According to an announcement issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on December 13, the Provide Accurate Information Directly (PAID) Act was implemented and became live effective December 11, 2021.

On October 7, 2021, Deputy Commissioner Wes Saunders issued an Opinion and Award in Tapper v. Penske Logistics, LLC, awarding the claimant extended benefits.

In North Carolina, most COVID-19-related workers' compensation cases are rightfully being denied. The thought initially with COVID-19 claims, and still to a degree with the Delta variant...

On September 29, 2021, the Full Commission entered an Opinion and Award in Milton Nobles v. North Carolina DHHS and CCMSI.

The most recent case to analyze futility has been issued by the North Carolina Court of Appeals. The case, Monroe v. MV Transportation, relies heavily on the Griffin v. Absolute Fire Control, Inc.

On February 1, 2022, the North Carolina Full Commission released a decision in the second extended benefits case since the Reform in 2011.

A law-abiding bicyclist is struck by a driver who was texting behind the wheel.

The newest version of the "Workers' Compensation Medicare Set-Aside Arrangement (WCMSA) Reference Guide" contains just one change, but this one change was apparently intended to send a strong message

Employers and adjusters in North Carolina have encountered the seven-day waiting period requirement when an employee is injured on the job and is out of work.

Investment advisor and financial advisor. While many investors use the terms interchangeably, they are very different. For both the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC)...

As part of the employer's and carrier's prompt investigation of a claim, NCIC Rule 608 allows the taking of a recorded statement to determine the facts and circumstances surrounding the injury.