Truck Drivers at Increased Risk for Spinal Cord and Traumatic Brain Injuries
Spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury are among the many catastrophic injuries for which American truck drivers are at risk. According to a post by Dr. Michael Choo of Paradigm Outcomes, factors such as fatigue, long hours, highway conditions and difficult-to-maneuver vehicles contribute to truck drivers being at great risk of catastrophic injury on the job. Paradigm reports that such life-altering injuries put truck drivers at greater risk of “major disruptions to income and well-being” than other occupations. According to the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), more...
Read MoreWorkers’ Comp Roundtable Helps Attorneys Better Help Their Clients
Copeley Johnson & Groninger partner Valerie Johnson organized a roundtable discussion of issues regarding North Carolina Workers’ Compensation on April 12, 2013. The 18th Annual Workers’ Comp Roundtable was held in Raleigh at the North Carolina Advocates for Justice (NCAJ) headquarters on April 12 and was co-led by attorney J. Griffin Morgan of Elliot, Pishko, Morgan, P.A., in Winston-Salem. Approximately 60 attorneys gathered to learn from the experiences of other attorneys, as well as providers of social services and medical professionals. In addition to exploring new changes to...
Read MoreState Senator introduces bill to gut regulations protecting workers
State Senator Harry Brown, a business owner, has introduced Senate Bill 174, which, if it became law, would repeal a large number of regulations currently in place at the North Carolina Industrial Commission. Many of these regulations are important for the protection of injured workers. For example, the bill would repeal the regulations governing emergency medical motions, which are important when an injured worker’s doctor says the worker needs medical treatment but the employer won’t pay for it. Also, the bill would repeal the rule covering reinstatement of compensation,...
Read MoreCourt of Appeals says that employer had notice of injury, cannot direct medical care
Today a three-judge panel of the North Carolina Court of Appeals held that an employee of Bank of America did not need to give written notice of his injury, where he was hit by a car while driving at work. The employee called his employer from the car, and several co-workers went to help him; yet Bank of America had said that it did not have sufficient notice of the injury. The Full Industrial Commission and the Court of Appeals rejected this argument, in Yingling v. Bank of America. The Court also held that although the employer in a workers’ compensation case normally directs...
Read MoreCopeley Johnson & Groninger PLLC listed in US News & World Report Survey of Best Lawyers
CJG is honored to have been listed in the 2013 Report issued by US News & World Report and Best Lawyers, as one of the Best Law Firms in America. The firm was placed in Tier 1 of the survey in two practice areas, Employment Law – Individuals, and Workers’ Compensation Law – Claimants. The magazine surveyed 10,000 law firms in 170 major metropolitan areas and eight states. A link to the survey methodology can be found here. We are pleased that this survey of lawyers and clients has led to recognition of our work. We will continue to work hard for you, our...
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