Wrightsville Beach Workers' Compensation Attorney David Collins

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Workers’ compensation provides recovery for lost wages and medical and medical payments to employees who were injured on the job.

In North Carolina, a person hurt on the job is entitled to compensation under the NC’s Workers’ Compensation Act.

The Workers’ Compensation Act was adopted in North Carolina in 1929 and it s a quasi “statutory promise” between employees and their employers guaranteeing the employees compensation for injuries sustained on the job regardless of negligence on the part of the employer. In exchange however, employees relinquish their right to sue their employers for the negligent tort - the Workers’ Compensation Act replaced tort liability with no-fault liability. This means that common law remedies such as damages for pain and suffering, punitive damages for employer negligence are generally not available.

Four elements have to be must be established in order to successfully pursue a workers’ compensation claim in North Carolina:

● An employee-employer relationship;
● An injury by accident or occupational disease;
● That the injury arose out of and in the course of his employment; and
● Such injury caused the incapacity or loss which is compensated under the Act.

If injured on the job, a worker should immediately notify their employer and seek proper medical attention. The Workers Compensation Act establishes a statutory notice requirement pursuant to which an employee must generally notify his employer of an injury within 30 days of the injury. Failure to do so may bar the injured employee from workers’ compensation benefits. However, some exceptions apply.

While some cases may be fairly simple and to not require the assistance of an attorney, because of the not easy recognizable catches in the laws and the complexity of workers’ compensation claims, one should always consult with an attorney practicing in the area of worker’s compensation. Collins Law Firm at 910-793-9000 offers free consultations for employees who were injured on the job.

If you receive a traffic citation or criminal charge for a traffic violation or more serious crime in Wrightsville Beach, your court date and court appearance will be in Wilmington, North Carolina.  Collins Law Firm and attorney David Collins regularly represent people charged with traffic citations and crimes which occurred in Wrightsville Beach.  Wrightsville Beach is a town in New Hanover County, North Carolina adjacent to Wilmington, North Carolina.  Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina is part of Wilmington, NC metropolitan statistical area. In the year 2000, the population of Wrightsville Beach was 2,593.

The town of Wrightsville Beach has its own police department but there are other law enforcement agencies which have jurisdiction in Wrightsville Beach. Those agencies include New Hanover County Sheriff's Department, North Carolina State Highway Patrol, and portions of Wrightsville Beach are within the territorial jurisdiction extension of Wilmington Police Department.

Collins Law Firm is located approximately two miles from the town of Wrightsville Beach, NC but is not located within the town limits of Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina.

The New Hanover County Courthouse is located at 316 Princess Street, Wilmington, NC 28401.