{"id":4251,"date":"2021-01-13T10:33:43","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T15:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/?p=4251"},"modified":"2021-01-13T10:33:43","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T15:33:43","slug":"working-from-home-comp-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/working-from-home-comp-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Working from Home Comp Claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Remote working and working from home are commonplace nowadays due to COVID-19 and the Coronavirus. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4253\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Does-Work-Comp-cover-injuries-at-home-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Does Work Comp cover injuries at home\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Does-Work-Comp-cover-injuries-at-home-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Does-Work-Comp-cover-injuries-at-home-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Does-Work-Comp-cover-injuries-at-home-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Does-Work-Comp-cover-injuries-at-home.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Work Comp Lawyers in North Carolina are encountering ever-increasing questions such as \u201cIs remote working covered under the Workers\u2019 Compensation laws?\u201d and \u201cAre injuries that take place at my house covered under OSHA regulations or Workman&#8217;s Compensation?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Occupational Safety and Health Administration or \u201cOSHA,\u201d provides some guidance on handling claims relating to employees \u201churt at work\u201d while working remotely and\/or somewhere other than the premises of the employer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/working-from-home-comp-claims\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Working from Home Comp Claims\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remote working and working from home are commonplace nowadays due to COVID-19 and the Coronavirus. 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