Workers Compensation

McLawhorn & Associates, P.A. is very experienced in the statutes governing workplace injury or illness resulting in disability. The North Carolina Workers’ Compensation system has a separate code of law to provide remedies for workers hurt on the job. Unlike other injury laws, Workers Compensation is a no-fault system that requires employers to pay benefits to a disabled employee if the injury or illness occurred by accident during the normal conduct of an employee’s job. This could be a slip, trip or fall on an unsafe surface; strain, rupture or hernia as a result of lifting a heavy object; or a disease resulting from exposure to a hazardous material like asbestos, formaldehyde or chlorine. McLawhorn Ad Guy

Sometimes a disabled worker is denied benefits by his employer or the employer’s insurance company. In those cases, the attorneys from McLawhorn & Associates can assist a client. Typically, workers who are injured, sick or disabled are entitled to compensation for their medical expenses and wages lost because they are unable work. Even injured or ill workers who become permanently disabled and cannot go back to work are entitled to compensation for lost wages. The firm’s attorneys can assist clients with questions about the process and about eligibility.

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