Workers' Compensation Act, complete chapter, Articles 1 through 5

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North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 97 - Workers' Compensation Act, complete chapter, Articles 1 through 5 (163 sections, G.S. 97-1 through 97-200) is a state statute published by North Carolina General Assembly. It is one of the North Carolina documents that insurance license exam questions are written from, including north carolina property & casualty practice questions. This page summarizes it and points to the official version, which is the text to rely on.

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• G.S. 97-2(1) (Definitions - Employment)

  “(1) Employment. - The term "employment" includes employment by the State and all political subdivisions thereof, and all public and quasi-public corporations therein and all private employments in which three or more employees are regularly employed in the same business or establishment or in which...”

• G.S. 97-29(b), (c) (Rates and duration of compensation for total incapacity)

  “§ 97-29. (Effective until July 1, 2027) Rates and duration of compensation for total incapacity. (a) When an employee qualifies for total disability, the employer shall pay or cause to be paid, as hereinafter provided by subsections (b) through (d) of this section, to the injured employee a weekly...”

• G.S. 97-29(d)(1) (Rates and duration of compensation for total incapacity; permanent total disability)

  “An injured employee may qualify for permanent total disability only if the employee has one or more of the following physical or mental limitations resulting from the injury: (1) The loss of both hands, both arms, both feet, both legs, both eyes, or any two thereof, as provided by G.S. 97-31(17).”

• G.S. 97-22 (Notice of accident to employer)

  “Every injured employee or his representative shall immediately on the occurrence of an accident, or as soon thereafter as practicable, give or cause to be given to the employer a written notice of the accident, and the employee shall not be entitled to physician's fees nor to any compensation which...”

• G.S. 97-24(a) (Right to compensation barred after two years; destruction of records)

  “The right to compensation under this Article shall be forever barred unless (i) a claim or memorandum of agreement as provided in G.S. 97-82 is filed with the Commission or the employee is paid compensation as provided under this Article within two years after the accident or (ii) a claim or...”

• G.S. 97-28 (Seven-day waiting period; exceptions)

  “No compensation, as defined in G.S. 97-2(11), shall be allowed for the first seven calendar days of disability resulting from an injury, except the benefits provided for in G.S. 97-25. Provided however, that in the case the injury results in disability of more than 21 days, the compensation shall...”

• G.S. 97-18(b) (Prompt payment of compensation required; installments; payment without prejudice; notice to Commission; penalties)

  “When the employer or insurer admits the employee's right to compensation, the first installment of compensation payable by the employer shall become due on the fourteenth day after the employer has written or actual notice of the injury or death, on which date all compensation then due shall be paid.”

• G.S. 97-32.1 (Trial return to work)

  “Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 97-32, an employee may attempt a trial return to work for a period not to exceed nine months. During a trial return to work period, the employee shall be paid any compensation which may be owed for partial disability pursuant to G.S. 97-30. If the trial return...”

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