As a board-certified workers’ compensation lawyer, David Gantt has an intimate understanding of workers’ compensation rights, benefits and issues. He has represented injured workers from a variety of occupations. With…
The North Carolina workers’ compensation law is clear. If you suffered an injury by an accident arising out of and in the course of your employment, your employer is responsible…
Many different types of work can lead to back injuries. The problem many workers face, however, is that their employers or their employers’ insurance carriers challenge whether the back injury…
The North Carolina General Assembly created the workers’ compensation program. The North Carolina Industrial Commission (IC) is the court where workers’ compensation claims are decided. As your lawyer, David will…
If you have suffered a serious injury due to an act of violence of the course of performing your work, you may be eligible for workers’ compensation benefits, whether that violence…
We see regular media reports of employees filing false workers compensation claims, collecting benefits while their Facebook page shows them partying the night away and other actions inconsistent with legitimate disability. Unfortunately,…
Immigration reform and enforcement of immigration laws have become a political hot topic, especially in light of Arizona’s enactment of several laws aimed at getting more undocumented residents to leave…
If you were laid off but are collecting workers compensation benefits, expect those payments to come under scrutiny. The state Appeals Court recently issued a decision (Medlin v. Weaver Cooke…
A denial of a workers compensation claim by an insurance carrier can be discouraging and frustrating, but these denials happen all the time. We are here to help injured workers…
When most people think about workers compensation, they probably imagine claimants getting hurt in falls, equipment falling on them or a truck driver involved in an accident. Workers compensation can…
Three (3) things can happen if you file a workers’ compensation claim. The insurance carrier may accept the claim and pay your medical bills and send you weekly checks, which…
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