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Am I Covered? (part 1 of 4): Injuries by Accident & Occupational Diseases
Posted on June 4, 2014 by Joseph Bowman in NC Workers' CompensationWhen initially analyzing your workers’ compensation claim, the first step your attorney will take is to determine whether you are covered by the North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act. This is the first post in a four-post series discussing who is covered by the Act. The second post will cover who is an employee for the […]
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New Bookmarks. . . Coming to a Library Near You
Posted on June 2, 2014 by Joseph Bowman in NC Unemployment Benefits, NC Workers' CompensationCheck out our new bookmarks! If you live in the Piedmont Triad area, be on the lookout for these in your local library. We love having fun while promoting reading! If you like these (or hate them!) leave us a comment and let us know.
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So . . . What is Workers’ Compensation?
Posted on June 2, 2014 by Joseph Bowman in NC Workers' CompensationHistory In the United States, the beginning of the twentieth century was characterized by large-scale, grassroots reform efforts. Protecting workers’ rights was among those efforts, sparked largely by Upton Sinclair’s work The Jungle. Borrowing from earlier European laws, Wisconsin was the first state to pass a comprehensive workers’ compensation law in 1911. Forty-five other states […]
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Welcome!
Posted on June 1, 2014 by Joseph Bowman in NC Unemployment Benefits, NC Workers' Compensation, Personal Injury, Social SecurityWelcome to CarolinaCompensation™, the law blog authored by attorney Joe Bowman of Bowman Law PLLC in Winston-Salem, NC. Since you’ve visited my law firm’s web page and blog, I’ll assume that your goal is to learn more about my firm, or about one of the areas of law in which my firm practices regularly. These […]
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