Riddle & Riddle Injury Lawyers | July 24, 2025 | Workers' Compensation
If you’ve been injured while at work in North Carolina, you may be able to recover workers’ compensation benefits. Workers’ compensation provides financial assistance for medical expenses, lost wages, and other costs associated with work-related injuries or illnesses. However, determining the value of your workers’ compensation case can be complex and depends on various factors. […]
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Riddle & Riddle Injury Lawyers | July 23, 2025 | Workers' Compensation
If you hurt your back at work in Raleigh, North Carolina, your employer’s workers’ compensation insurance might offer you a settlement. Choosing to accept a settlement is a big decision. It can impact your long-term financial security and access to health care. Here’s what you need to know about accepting workers’ compensation back injury settlements. […]
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Riddle & Riddle Injury Lawyers | June 17, 2025 | Workers' Compensation
A Functional Capacity Evaluation (FCE) can play a major role in your workers’ compensation case in North Carolina. This evaluation measures your ability to do certain work tasks after an injury. Because this test strongly impacts your benefits and your return to work, it’s important to understand what to expect. Here are the key things […]
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Riddle & Riddle Injury Lawyers | June 5, 2025 | Workers' Compensation
Do anxiety attacks, chronic depression, or emotional distress prevent you from completing tasks at work and home? If so, maybe you have work-related post-traumatic stress disorder. North Carolina workers may receive workers’ compensation for PTSD if they meet the legal requirements. Keep reading to learn if you might be entitled to workers’ compensation disability benefits […]
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Riddle & Riddle Injury Lawyers | December 1, 2024 | Workers' Compensation
Back injuries are among the most frequent workplace injuries, affecting thousands of employees across industries each year. Such injuries can profoundly impact a person’s daily life, limiting their ability to work, perform household tasks, and even engage in recreational activities. Given these impacts, workers’ compensation benefits are essential for injured workers, providing financial support for […]
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Riddle & Riddle Injury Lawyers | September 4, 2024 | Workers' Compensation
Individuals who suffer injuries or illnesses while they are on the job – and during the scope of their employment – may be eligible to file a claim for workers’ compensation benefits. However, problems sometimes arise during these claims, especially when insurance companies undervalue them in an attempt to avoid paying benefits. A skilled workers’ […]
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Riddle & Riddle Injury Lawyers | November 10, 2021 | Workers' Compensation
North Carolina law has some very unusual provisions that are not found in most other states’ workers’ compensation laws. One of the biggest is the “injury by accident” rule. The “Injury by Accident” Rule in North Carolina North Carolina generally requires that an injured worker be hurt in an “accident” in order to recover Workers’ […]
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Riddle & Riddle Injury Lawyers | June 21, 2021 | Workers' Compensation
Wondering how workers’ comp settlements work in North Carolina? Our workers’ compensation attorneys have what you need to know (for more detailed information on other workers’ comp topics, don’t miss our workers’ compensation FAQ page, as well). Workers’ Comp vs. Personal Injury Settlements When most people think about settlements of personal injury claims, they think […]
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Riddle & Riddle Injury Lawyers | June 2, 2021 | Workers' Compensation
Workers’ Compensation Privacy The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a federal law that offers protections to individuals’ private medical information. This Privacy Rule applies to any data that contains your date of birth, gender, ethnicity, as well as your information on the diagnosis or treatment provided to you by your doctor. We […]
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Riddle & Riddle Injury Lawyers | May 12, 2021 | Workers' Compensation
“Do I Have to Pay Tax on Workers’ Comp Benefits in North Carolina?” Benefits you receive under the North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act are not taxable. This means you do not have to pay federal and state taxes, including Social Security and Medicare taxes, on workers’ compensation benefits. Why Aren’t Workers’ Comp Benefits Taxed? Under […]
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