North Carolina Workers' Compensation Attorney - The Law Firm of Melrose, Seago & Lay

In North Carolina, the Workers' Compensation Act requires by law that companies or persons who employ more than three people carry workers compensation insurance. If you have been injured on the job, and have been unable to work for more than seven days, you should be receiving payments from workers' compensation.

The workers' compensation system was designed to protect employees from the expense of injury incurred on the job. A North Carolina workers' compensation attorney at our law firm can help you receive benefits to which you are entitled. The following expenses are covered by workers' compensation:

• Income from missed work
• Compensation for permanent damages, including disfigurement and damages to organs.
• Income from inability to work due to permanent disability
• Medical expenses due to injury or illness contracted on the job

Under North Carolina workers' compensation law, you can receive workers compensation for three types of incidences: on the job accidents, specific traumatic incidents that occur on the job, and occupational diseases.

On the job accidents are defined as occurrences that happen unexpectedly during the course of the performance of regular job duties, such as a slip and fall.

Specific traumatic incidents are injuries that are due to job duties. These can include a hernia from heavy lifting or chronic back pain induced from heavy lifting in an industrial job.

An occupational disease is an illness whose onset was facilitated by conditions on the job, and whose incidence in the employees' field of work is higher than the incidence in the general population as whole.

Generally, those receiving workers compensation are eligible to receive two-thirds of their weekly salary for the duration of their disability. In cases of permanent disability, the state has determined a set number of weeks for which a worker is eligible receive North Carolina workers' compensation benefits. An attorney at our law firm will fight for you if you are not receiving the maximum available benefits.

Disability caused by your work makes you eligible for compensation under North Carolina workers' compensation law. However, oftentimes, employers will deny their injured employees workers' compensation benefits. If you have not been receiving North Carolina workers' compensation for your injury, an attorney at Melrose, Seago & Lay can help. Contact a North Carolina workers' compensation attorney at our law firm today for a free consultation about workers' compensation law.

If we determine that you are eligible for North Carolina workers' compensation, contact an attorney at our law firm. We will help you to get the benefits that you have missed, and to continue receiving those benefits if you are eligible. Our offices in Sylva and Waynesville North Carolina cover cases throughout western North Carolina including Franklin, Murphy, Bryson City, Asheville, Hayesville and Hendersonville.

Learn more about the other general and personal injury practice areas we offer at our law firm.

Contact One of Our Workers' Compensation Lawyers

If you or a loved one has been injured at work in North Carolina need a reliable and aggressive team of lawyers to represent you, contact the personal injury law firm of Melrose, Seago & Lay. We will work to help you obtain just compensation for medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering, and other unexpected expenses you may have incurred during this difficult time. Our offices in Sylva and Waynesville North Carolina cover Personal Injury, Car Accidents, Wrongful Death, Workers' Compensation, Medical Malpractice and Real Estate Law throughout western North Carolina including Franklin, Murphy, Bryson City, Asheville, Cullowhee, Cashiers, Highlands, Hayesville and Hendersonville.