{"id":4292,"date":"2021-08-24T09:19:38","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T13:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/?p=4292"},"modified":"2021-08-24T09:19:38","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T13:19:38","slug":"nc-work-comp-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/nc-work-comp-update\/","title":{"rendered":"NC WORK COMP UPDATE\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Industrial Commission serves as what Workers\u2019 Compensation Lawyers in North Carolina may refer to as a \u201cquasi-judicial\u201d <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-4294 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Deputy-Commissioner-NC-Industrial-Commissioner-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Deputy Commissioner NC Industrial Commissioner\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Deputy-Commissioner-NC-Industrial-Commissioner-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Deputy-Commissioner-NC-Industrial-Commissioner-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Deputy-Commissioner-NC-Industrial-Commissioner-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Deputy-Commissioner-NC-Industrial-Commissioner.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> branch of government.\u00a0 Deputy Commissioners rule on legal questions and resolve factual disputes between employers and employees hurt at work.\u00a0 <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The NCIC North Carolina Industrial Commission is responsible, among other duties, for hearings associated with the NC Workers\u2019 Compensation Act.\u00a0 <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Work Comp disputes are heard by \u201cDeputy Commissioners\u201d who serve as administrative law judges.\u00a0 The Deputy Commissioners Section of the NCIC has regional offices throughout North Carolina.\u00a0 Deputy Commissioners serve as a type of \u201ctrial judge.\u201d\u00a0 <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/nc-work-comp-update\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading NC WORK COMP UPDATE\u00a0\u00a0\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Industrial Commission serves as what Workers\u2019 Compensation Lawyers in North Carolina may refer to as a \u201cquasi-judicial\u201d branch of government.\u00a0 Deputy Commissioners rule on legal questions and resolve factual disputes between employers and employees hurt at work.\u00a0 \u00a0 The NCIC North Carolina Industrial Commission is responsible, among other duties, for hearings associated with the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4293,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[296,297,298],"class_list":["post-4292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-deputy-commissioner","tag-nc-industrial-commission","tag-workplace-accidents"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>NC WORK COMP UPDATE\u00a0\u00a0 &#8212; 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