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The Problem with Company Doctors, Part I

I work for a temp agency at a different company. How’s this going to work?

September 27, 2015
It’s not unusual for some companies to use a temporary employment agency to hire and place workers for a period of 90, or even 180, days before you become a permanent employee. This makes sense to them from a business point of view. Your workers’ compensation claim will be against the temp agency. Everything should […]
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Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) Filter Failures and Bard’s Cover Up: Part 1

September 24, 2015
As many as 250,000 Americans are implanted with IVC Filters every year, making it one of the most popular medical devices in the country. These small, spider-like nets are implanted into a patient’s blood stream as a filter to prevent dangerous blood clots from traveling to the heart and lungs. However, these devices come at […]
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What is Underinsured Motorist (UIM) coverage – and do you really need it?

September 9, 2015
In North Carolina, motorists are required to buy automobile liability insurance with limits of only $30,000 per person and $60,000 per accident to protect others from their carelessness. Because it’s all that is required, that’s all most people have. That means that most drivers on our highways have policies that will pay, at most, $30,000 […]
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My human resources person said I had to use my vacation and sick time before they will pay me.

September 5, 2015
No, that is not what the law says. North Carolina law says that you do not get paid for missing work the first week but you begin getting paid the second week. If you miss the third week – or if you get a rating to an injured body part – they have to go […]
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Can I be fired while I’m on workers’ comp?

August 19, 2015
It’s a common mistake and many people think they cannot be fired while they are on workers’ compensation. While it is illegal for your employer to fire you in retaliation for you filing a workers’ compensation claim, few employers are stupid enough to tell you that’s what they are doing. The flip side of the […]
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