On behalf of The Bollinger Law Firm, PC | Sep 25, 2012 | Firm News, Workplace Injuries
Sustaining a workplace injury can often mean taking time off from work to recuperate and rehabilitate and this can result in lost wages on top of the medical bills. Injured workers have the right to file a workers’ compensation claim to recover these costs from...
On behalf of The Bollinger Law Firm, PC | Sep 18, 2012 | Attorney's Fees In NC Work Comp Cases, Calculating Benefits Due, Construction Workers' Accidents, Don't Screw Up Your NC Workers' Compensation Case!, Firm News, Industrial Workers' Accidents, NC Workers' Comp Medical Care, NC Workers' Compensation Mediation, Pro Se In North Carolina Workers' Compensation, Workers' Compensation, Workplace Deaths, Workplace Illness, Workplace Injuries
An injured worker is entitled to represent himself in court or in a workers’ comp claim in North Carolina. Is it a good idea? I don’t think so. A workers’ compensation case can be quite complex, with complicated legal and medical...
On behalf of The Bollinger Law Firm, PC | Sep 18, 2012 | Bollinger Law Firm Staff NEWS, Firm News, NC Workers' Compensation Mediation, Workers' Compensation, Workplace Illness, Workplace Injuries
Bob Bollinger is pleased to announce that he has become a Certified Superior Court Mediator. His certification by the North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission became effective in late August. Bob took the 40 hour mediator training course...
On behalf of The Bollinger Law Firm, PC | Sep 17, 2012 | Firm News, Workplace Injuries
A work accident is traumatic not only for the injured worker, but also for their family members who see their pain and suffering. Burn injuries are not only physically painful, but the scars they leave may constantly remind the victim of the workplace injury they...
On behalf of The Bollinger Law Firm, PC | Sep 14, 2012 | Attorney's Fees In NC Work Comp Cases, Construction Workers' Accidents, Don't Screw Up Your NC Workers' Compensation Case!, Firm News, Industrial Workers' Accidents, Workers' Compensation, Workplace Deaths, Workplace Illness, Workplace Injuries
When an employee in North Carolina reports an on-the-job injury to his or her employer, the employer will usually report it to the insurance carrier for investigation. At that point the insurance adjuster assigned to the claim will begin interviewing witnesses,...
On behalf of The Bollinger Law Firm, PC | Sep 11, 2012 | Firm News, Workplace Injuries
As North Carolina teenagers end their summer jobs and return to school, their parents may have breathed a sigh of relief that their summers ended without a workplace injury. However, not all workplaces are created equal–teenagers are four times more likely to...
On behalf of The Bollinger Law Firm, PC | Sep 4, 2012 | Firm News, Workplace Injuries
North Carolina workers may be relieved to hear that over the past few decades, the number of workplace accidents resulting in non-fatal injuries has declined steadily. According to the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were 3.5 nonfatal workplace injuries or...
