North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue last week created a panel to find ways to crack down on businesses that are skirting North Carolina law on workers’ compensation insurance or taxes and gaining a competitive advantage to acquire work and earn …
North Carolina business owners may find it harder to escape having workers’ compensation coverage after state lawmakers approved a bill closing a legal loophole that had resulted in tens of thousands of employers going without coverage leaving injured workers to …
North Carolina officials are requiring insurers to expedite the payment of workers’ compensation patients medical and wage-loss benefits or risk being sentenced to jail. The North Carolina Industrial Commission has ordered more than a dozen employers to attend a May …
Officials in North Carolina said they will review their efforts to ensure that employers are purchasing workers’ compensation coverage after facing criticism they have done little to make sure that employers comply with the law. North Carolina Industrial Commission Chair …
