North Carolina WORKERS’ COMPENSATION Labor Law Poster

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All employees of this business suffering work-related injuries or illnesses may be entitled to workers’ compensation
benefits from the employer or its insurance carrier, except specifically excluded executive officers.

In Case of Illness or Injury:
The Employee Should:
• Give notice to employer within 30 days.
• File claims with the N.C. Industrial Commission within 2 years after the illness or injury. (The Commission’s Form 18 may be used.)
• If there is disagreement between the employer and employee about the payment of compensation, the employee should request, within 2 years of the illness or injury, a hearing by the N.C. Industrial Commission.
The Employer Should:
• Provide all necessary medical, surgical, hospital and rehabilitation services reasonably required to effect a cure, give relief and lessen the period of the employee’s disability (N.C.G.S. §97-25). Keep a record and report to insurance
carrier/compensation administrator ALL injuries suffered by its employees on the Commission’s Form 19. The employer, or the carrier/administrator on its behalf, must mail a Form 19 report to the Industrial Commission within 5 days of the
occurrence or report of an injury causing more than one day’s absence from work or $2,000 or more in medical treatment, other than treatment provided at the workplace (N.C.G.S. §97-92).
• Pay compensation in accordance with the provisions of the Workers’ Compensation Act for disability. Agreements between employer and employee to pay compensation must be submitted to the Industrial Commission for approval.

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