Practice Areas
Blog 
North Carolina Workers' Compensation
- Workers' Compensation Judge Not Reappointed Amid Claims Of Bias
- North Carolina Reported Worst State in Country for Heart-Stress Death Rate Among Workers
- New York State Corrections Settles Gender Discrimination, Workers Compensation Lawsuit
- Long Overtime Hours Are No Basis For Workers' Compensation Benefits
Disability Insurance - ERISA Attorney
Social Security Disability
- Medicare Advisable, But Not Required
- What Can I Expect From My Social Security Disability Medical Review?
Nursing Home Neglect
- July Library Items: A Focus on Nursing Home Abuse in North Carolina
- Oklahoma Nursing Homes Can't Afford Liability Insurance
- Doctor With Record of Neglect Still Practicing in Colorado
Medical Malpractice, Hospital Malpractice, Professional Negligence
- Proposal Would Reverse 1950 Supreme Court Ruling on Suing the Military
- Nevada Doctor Stuck in Hepatitis Outbreak after Reusing Syringes
- Doctor's Patients Contract Hepatits after Office Reused Syringes
Accident Attorney
- North Carolina Highway Patrol Urges Slower Driving
- Labor Day Driving Tips - Keep Safe During The Long Weekend
- Soft Tissue Injury FAQs
- Low Verdict For Soft Tissue Injury Is Typical : The Result Of Insurance Industry Propaganda
- Verdict iSoft Tissue
- Flurry of July 4th Accidents Are a Reminder to Drive Safely
- After a Car Accident, Do the Following:
- Wisconsin Man Injured When His Cane Gets Caught In Sidewalk Gap
- Personal Injury Suit Filed Against JT Wein After Auto Collision
- Fatal Ambulance Crash Suit Underway
Dog Bite Attorney
- Toddler Requires Reconstructive Surgery After Dog Bite
- AVMA Offers Advice On Avoiding Dog Bites
- Eight-Year-Old Bitten By Dog
- Girl Bitten By Dog Of Former Penn State Football Player
- Dog Bites 2-Year-Old
- Boy's Arm Amputated After Pit Bull Attack
- Politician Developed Infection From Dog Bite
- Man Asks That Dog Bite Suit Be Dismissed
- Pregnant Woman Saves Mail Carrier From Further Injury In Dog Attack
- Man Sues Police Department Over Dog Bite
General
- Railroad Worker Files Suit For Injuries
- Woman Files Suit Against Street Fair For Injuries
- Suit Filed Over Injuries From Office Chair
- Three Injured In Elevator Accident
- Norovirus Outbreak At Lexington Barbecue Restaurant
- Extras Injured While Filming File Suit Against Tom Cruise
- Two Men Attacked By Three Dogs
- Settlement Reached In Suit Over Fraternity Hazing Death
- Suit Filed Over Wheelchair Accident While Boarding Bus
- Family Files Suit After Teen Injured In Assault
News
Library
North Carolina Workers' Compensation
- Workers Compensation Rights Expanded for Injured Workers
- N.C. Court of Appeals creates new exception to the going and coming rule
- Workers' Compensation Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors: Seventeen Rules To Best Deal With Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors To Protect You And Your Family From Financial Ruin
Disability Insurance - ERISA Attorney
Social Security Disability
- Diabetes sufferers can collect social security disability benefits
- Alzheimer's and diabetes may be related.
- Diabetes is often associated with obstructive sleep apnea.
Nursing Home Neglect
- Ohio Grand Jury Dismisses Neglect Charges Against Nursing Home After Resident Breaks Neck, Dies from Fall
- Finding a suitable nursing home for a loved one insures their "golden years" won't be spent in a state of depression.
- Alabama's Department of Public Health Puts Veterans Nursing Home on Probation
Medical Malpractice, Hospital Malpractice, Professional Negligence
- Court to Decide Who is Liable for Medical Procedure that Left Patient in Wheelchair
- Steep Malpractice Insurance Premiums Prompt Some Doctors to Mull Next Career Move
- Mayo Clinic Alerts Patients to Online Drug Ordering
Accident Attorney
- Gastonia, N.C. Fireman Offers Safety Tips for Summer
- Five Technology Safety Systems Pinpoint Traffic Hazards
- North Carolina Slip and Fall Attorney
Dog Bite Attorney
- Infant Neutered by Dog While Father Slept With Girlfriend
- North Carolina Dog Bite Victim Attorney
- The Most Dangerous Dog Breeds – Bites, Mauls, and Deaths
Insurance Disputes
- Corporate Financial Liability Capped by Ohio Supreme Court
- Health-Care Provider Sues Rival for "Anti-Trust" Marketing
- United Policy Holders Supports Policy Holder
Firm Videos
General
- Research has determined the average age of an asbestos exposure-related sufferer is vastly decreasing
- A Virginia doctor sentenced in 2004 to 25 years in prison for drug trafficking will be free in two years
- A Florida woman suffered a stroke and died after taking an erroneous prescription of Coumadin. The Court awarded her family $25.8 million.
Other Links:
North Carolina Workman's Compensation Law Imposes a Penalty For Late Payment
North Carolina law requires prompt payment of workers' compensation benefits. If any installment of compensation is not paid within 14 days after it becomes due there shall be added to such unpaid installment an amount equal to 10 percent which shall be paid at the same time as, but in addition to, the regular workers' compensation payment.One of the most frequent reports we receive regularly in our office is that the workers' compensation insurance company is late in making weekly workers' compensation payments.
Injured workers and their families depend upon these weekly workers' compensation payments to help replace the wages that have been lost by the injured worker's inability to return to work. If these payments are late it puts the worker and his family in financial distress.
There is not much that can be done for the worker, however, until the payment is 14 days late. After that time, a 10 percent penalty can be collected.
In extreme cases, where the insurance carrier fails to make any payment at all, the worker can ask that the Industrial Commission hold the employer in contempt of the orders of the North Carolina Industrial Commission. The contempt powers of the Industrial Commission are a very effective tool to enforce payments.
In order to avoid a 10 percent penalty for being more than 14 days late in making workers' compensation payments, the employer would have to show that the failure to pay was due to conditions over which they had no control. The Industrial Commission rarely excuses the employer from paying the 10 percent penalty for late payments.
North Carolina's Essential
Guide to Accident Cases
Ten Costly Mistakes
That Can Wreck Your
North Carolina Case
How to Get Top Dollar$
for Your Workers' Compensation Claim
If You Have A Workers' Compensation Claim, You Can Learn How To Deal With Your Employer's Insurance Company.
Quick Contact
Brent Adams & Associates
Raleigh, Fayetteville & Dunn, NC
Toll Free: 800-849-5931
Phone: 910.892.8177
Fax: 910.892.0652
FAQs
North Carolina Workers' Compensation
- To what benefits am I entitled if I am injured in a work-related accident?
- Who decides whether a claim will be paid if my employer refuses to pay voluntarily?
- How does the law define “disability”?
- If my work-related accident injures a part of my body which had previously been injured, can I still recover?
- If my employer is late in paying my weekly workers’ compensation benefits, what can I do?
Social Security Disability
Question: I am only in my 20s. Last month I received
personal injuries in a vehicular accident and am now unable to work. Is there a
certain age I must be to receive benefits from Social Security disability?
Question: I'm receiving benefits from Social Security
disability for myself, my wife and my son based on my severe disability. I also
have a daughter by my ex-wife who used to receive child support from me when I
was still able to work. Now that I'm disabled, can my daughter receive benefits
too?
- Should I file a claim for social security benefits?
General
- Q: I haven't worked with asbestos for twenty years. Do I still have a workers' compensation claim if I get sick?
- Do I have a claim against the manufacturer of the asbestos products that caused my disease even if I as exposed long ago?
- What if I was injured by exposure to asbestos in my home? Do I have a claim if I never worked with asbestos? What kind of products should I worry about?
- Do I qualify for disability benefits under my union pension plan?
- How do these claims work together? Can I get all of the benefits at the same time, or do they offset each other?