North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act News

North Carolina Businesses Without Workers’ Comp Coverage Fined $3.2M

The North Carolina Industrial Commission’s Compliance and Fraud Investigative Division collected more than $3.2 million in penalties and issued 289 criminal charges at the end of the first two quarters of Fiscal Year 2018-19 as it continues to identify businesses …

North Carolina Proposes Rules for Opioid Use in Workers’ Comp Cases

The North Carolina Industrial Commission has proposed new rules related to the utilization of opioids, related prescriptions, and pain management treatment as a proactive measure aimed at curtailing opioid misuse and addiction in workers’ compensation claims, according to a statement …