{"id":4217,"date":"2020-06-17T18:10:59","date_gmt":"2020-06-17T22:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/?p=4217"},"modified":"2021-08-07T14:53:19","modified_gmt":"2021-08-07T18:53:19","slug":"what-is-fair-and-just","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/what-is-fair-and-just\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Fair and Just?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The North Carolina workman compensation laws are intended to be \u201cfair and just,\u201d especially when <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4221 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/AVERAGE-WEEKLY-WAGE-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"AVERAGE WEEKLY WAGE\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/AVERAGE-WEEKLY-WAGE-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/AVERAGE-WEEKLY-WAGE-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/AVERAGE-WEEKLY-WAGE-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/AVERAGE-WEEKLY-WAGE.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>calculating an Average Weekly Wage.<\/p>\n<p>But what does that mean exactly?<\/p>\n<p>Plaintiff lawyers work hard to ensure clients are fairly compensated for long-term losses, permanent injuries, and lost wages due to being out of work.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/what-is-fair-and-just\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading What is Fair and Just?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The North Carolina workman compensation laws are intended to be \u201cfair and just,\u201d especially when calculating an Average Weekly Wage. 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