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United States — North Carolina
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The senior resident superior court judge must provide suitable hearing facilities and, when requested and deemed necessary and practicable, provide or arrange security for Commission hearings.
United States — North Carolina
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If the parties do not settle a benefits dispute within 14 days after notice, either side may ask the Commission for a hearing, and the Commission must schedule and notify the parties.
United States — North Carolina
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The Commission or its members or deputies must hear the parties, decide the dispute summarily, file the award within 180 days after the hearing record closes unless extended for good cause, and send a copy of the award to the disputing parties immediately.
United States — North Carolina
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If a review application is filed within 15 days after notice of an award, the full Commission reviews the award; hearings are generally recorded.
United States — North Carolina
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The Commission can order payment of undisputed award amounts or repayment while an appeal is pending, and sometimes must direct payment when only the average weekly wage is disputed.
United States — North Carolina
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In certain workers’ compensation appeals that end in an award to the employee, the insurance carrier or employer must pay interest on the award from the initial hearing date until paid.
United States — North Carolina
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The Commission’s award is final on facts if not timely reviewed, but a party may appeal legal errors to the Court of Appeals within 30 days.
United States — North Carolina
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This section lets certain awards be turned into judgments, and sets steps and deadlines for certificates of accrued arrearages, filings, and appeals.
United States — North Carolina
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The Industrial Commission may assess all proceedings costs, including reasonable attorney fees, against the party that brought or defended a hearing without reasonable ground.
United States — North Carolina
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This section punishes fraud-related false statements and threats in workers’ compensation matters, and gives the Commission investigation, enforcement, restitution, and reporting duties.
United States — North Carolina
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Health care providers can face administrative penalties for certain willful or intentional misconduct, and some conduct is a misdemeanor; good-faith reporters are protected from civil liability.
United States — North Carolina
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If the insurer brought the appeal or review hearing and the Commission or court orders benefits to be paid or continued, the insurer may also have to pay the injured employee’s costs, including a reasonable attorney’s fee.
United States — North Carolina
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The Commission may appoint a qualified physician or surgeon to examine an employee and testify, and the employer must pay that physician’s fees and expenses.
United States — North Carolina
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Covered employers must secure compensation payments to employees, and liability is limited while that security remains in force.
United States — North Carolina
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Certain insurers cannot join or intervene in compensation proceedings, but they may seek reimbursement in limited circumstances, and liable parties must notify the health plan after a compensable claim is admitted or decided.
United States — North Carolina
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Attorney and medical fees under this section need Commission approval, and certain unapproved fee collection or solicitation is a misdemeanor.
United States — North Carolina
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The Commission must determine questions under this Article when the interested parties have not settled them by agreement, unless another provision says otherwise.
United States — North Carolina
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Employers must keep injury records and report qualifying injuries to the Commission within five days, with a later supplementary report if disability ends or lasts more than 60 days.
United States — North Carolina
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Some employers must keep workers’ compensation liability insured or get a license, and compliant employers must post a notice at the workplace.
United States — North Carolina
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Employers covered by this article must file proof of compliance with the Commission and may face penalties if they fail to secure required compensation coverage.