When you get injured on the job in North Carolina, you can file a workers’ compensation claim to cover your medical expenses and lost wages. However, not all workers’ comp claims proceed smoothly. Your employer’s insurance company might dispute your injuries or deny your claim. A workers’ compensation trial (or hearing) may sometimes be necessary…
After filing a workers’ compensation claim for an on-the-job injury in North Carolina, what happens if workers’ comp doesn’t pay? Are injured workers out of luck? Or are there other options available to cover your medical bills and lost wages? If you’re experiencing this situation right now, a North Carolina workers’ comp lawyer can help…
North Carolina law and federal law require employers to take reasonable steps to provide safe working conditions and prevent employees from getting hurt in the workplace. The Occupational Safety and Health Division of the North Carolina Department of Labor enforces the safety and health standards that employers must meet. Employers must: Provide employees with workplaces…
Younce, Vtipil, Baznik & Banks, P.A., is pleased to award a total of $3,000 in scholarship prizes to two deserving North Carolina students selected as winners of the law firm’s 2024 essay contest. The winners are: 1st Place, $2,000—Nyree Andrews 2nd Place, $1,000—Angela Clarke The attorneys at Younce, Vtipil, Baznik & Banks, P.A., recognize the…
In what it is calling “a remarkable reversal” from a stereotype about elderly drivers being crash prone, an auto safety advocacy group says drivers in their 70s are less likely to be involved in car accidents than drivers in their prime working years. A new study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says that…
Crash-avoidance technology that has been credited with making cars safer on the nation’s highways may offer safety benefits for large trucks as well, a recent study shows. Outfitting large trucks with forward collision warning and automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems could eliminate 2 out of 5 rear-end collisions or more, according to research reported by…
Emergency room doctors do not always identify the full extent of a car crash victim’s injuries when providing trauma care after a collision. The symptoms of some serious injuries including head injuries may not be apparent for weeks or even months after the accident. A crash victim may develop post-traumatic stress after a life-threatening accident…
Sometimes when our personal injury lawyers are assisting the victim of a motorcycle accident, the injured rider will eventually tell us that he was lane-splitting at the time of the accident. We are always happy to tell the rider that lane-splitting is not illegal in North Carolina and should have no effect on a motorcycle…
It happens every winter in central North Carolina: a hard freeze causes widespread instances of ice on roads and dozens— if not hundreds —of car accidents follow. On December 9, 2017, the National Weather Service issued a black ice advisory to more than 10 North Carolina counties, including Wake (Raleigh), Durham, Orange (Chapel Hill), Franklin,…
It’s important to know how to respond if you see blue lights flashing in your rearview mirror and a police officer is signaling that you are being pulled over. Being stopped by the police can be extremely stressful, particularly if you are a young driver and have never been ticketed before. Based on a law…
