Mediation is typically required if a request has been filed for a hearing before the N.C. Industrial Commission. The Clerk to the Industrial Commission will send an order for a mediated settlement conference to all parties along with a letter acknowledging the hearing request. However, cases involving an injured worker who is not represented by…
If a mediation settlement conference has been scheduled for a certain date, it may not be postponed without the approval of the mediator of the Dispute Resolution Coordinator or until the requesting party notifies all other parties of the grounds for the requested postponement.
If you request a hearing before the Industrial Commission but then all parties reach a satisfactory resolution of the workers’ comp issue before the mediation takes place, the mediation settlement conference is no longer necessary. The workers’ comp lawyers at Younce, Vtipil, Baznik & Banks, P.A., understand you are going through a stressful time after…
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