{"id":1770,"date":"2018-02-21T16:02:15","date_gmt":"2018-02-21T16:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/?p=1770"},"modified":"2025-02-28T11:58:29","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T16:58:29","slug":"what-you-need-to-know-about-work-comp-in-north-carolina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/what-you-need-to-know-about-work-comp-in-north-carolina\/","title":{"rendered":"What You Need to Know About Work Comp in North Carolina"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3614 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Workmens-Compensation-Lawyers-NC-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Workmens-Compensation-Lawyers-NC-1-300x200\" width=\"284\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Workmens-Compensation-Lawyers-NC-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Workmens-Compensation-Lawyers-NC-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Workmens-Compensation-Lawyers-NC-1-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Workmens-Compensation-Lawyers-NC-1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/>In 2015,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/news.release\/osh2.nr0.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">104 full-time workers<\/a>\u00a0out of every 10,000 were injured at work and required time off. Are you one of them, and are you owed work injury compensation?\u00a0 Seeking legal representation for lost wages, medical bills, and physical therapy?<\/p>\n<p>If you have questions, our accident injury lawyers are available for consultation and will explain what you need to know about Work Comp in North Carolina.<\/p>\n<h2>1. What Compensation am I Due?<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/how-to-file-for-workers-comp-in-north-carolina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2679 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Should-I-file-a-Work-Comp-Claim-in-NC-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Should I file a Work Comp Claim in NC\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/what-you-need-to-know-about-work-comp-in-north-carolina\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading What You Need to Know About Work Comp in North Carolina\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2015,\u00a0104 full-time workers\u00a0out of every 10,000 were injured at work and required time off. Are you one of them, and are you owed work injury compensation?\u00a0 Seeking legal representation for lost wages, medical bills, and physical therapy? If you have questions, our accident injury lawyers are available for consultation and will explain what you [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3614,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[201],"class_list":["post-1770","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-workers-compensation","tag-nc-work-comp-cases"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What You Need to Know About Work Comp in North Carolina<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Hurt on the Job? Don&#039;t understand the NC Employment Laws? 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