{"id":4229,"date":"2020-09-24T15:44:52","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T19:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/?p=4229"},"modified":"2021-06-29T09:38:17","modified_gmt":"2021-06-29T13:38:17","slug":"compensation-for-the-injured-employee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/compensation-for-the-injured-employee\/","title":{"rendered":"Compensation for the Injured Employee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The stated purpose of the NC Workers&#8217; Compensation Act is &#8220;fair and just&#8221; compensation for the Injured Employee.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4236\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/WORKMENS-COMPENSATION-LAWYERS-NC-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"WORKMENS COMPENSATION LAWYERS NC\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/WORKMENS-COMPENSATION-LAWYERS-NC-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/WORKMENS-COMPENSATION-LAWYERS-NC-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/WORKMENS-COMPENSATION-LAWYERS-NC-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/WORKMENS-COMPENSATION-LAWYERS-NC.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The North Carolina worker compensation laws are intended to assist injured employees.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, the North Carolina Supreme Court has consistently ruled that the primary consideration is proper compensation for employees injured as a result of on-the-job accidents.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/compensation-for-the-injured-employee\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Compensation for the Injured Employee\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The stated purpose of the NC Workers&#8217; Compensation Act is &#8220;fair and just&#8221; compensation for the Injured Employee. 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