The state agency that decides how thousands of people are compensated for workplace injuries does a poor job of making sure companies obey a law requiring them to carry insurance, the state’s internal government watchdog reported Tuesday. The North Carolina …
Legislators say they don’t expect any obstacles when they consider a bill allowing workers to make sure their employers carry workers’ compensation insurance on them. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported officials from three interested groups agreed to undo …
North Carolina state agencies do a poor job communicating with each other to identify employers who are possibly breaking the law because they don’t have workers’ compensation insurance or fail to pay withholding taxes for their employees, a newspaper reported …
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 …
