North Carolina Industrial Commission

The North Carolina Industrial Commission is in the process of re-negotiating its contract for court reporting services for hearings before Deputy Commissioners.

The expeditious production of transcripts and exhibits will shorten the time for issuing Opinion and Awards. We have initiated inquiries regarding digital recording systems and other developing technologies.

If your company or firm has utilized a technologically-advanced court reporting system or if you have information that could be helpful in our efforts, please e-mail by May 31, 2008 Commissioner Buck Lattimore at lattimob@ind.commerce.state.nc.us or Commissioner Christopher Scott at scottc@ind.commerce.state.nc.us.

Click here for a PDF file of this May 1, 2008 notice.

Computer Problems

On December 1, 2006, the Industrial Commission experienced computer problems with its Electronic Document Management System. Work is continuing to recover documents. The original system has been restored. Click here for Necessary Procedural Changes. Click here for Progress on the Recovery Effort.

78th Annual N.C. Statewide Safety Conference

The N.C. Industrial Commission will hold its 78th Annual North Carolina Statewide Safety Conference on May 13-16, 2008, at the Joseph S. Koury Convention Center in Greensboro, NC. Click here to view the 2008 program. Click here to view the complete Exhibitor Packet in PDF form. Click here to view PDF versions of the packet's contents, including the exhibitor letter, exhibitor application form, exhibitor rules, hotel reservation form, and floor plan of the exhibit area. For additional information on the conference, telephone the Industrial Commission Safety Education Section at (919) 807-2603 or e-mail safetyic@ind.commerce.state.nc.us.

News Items

UPDATE: Final Master List of Cases for Docketing, June 2008, by Deputy Commissioners Section, with Deputy Commissioner Assignments (May 2, 2008 memo from Deputy Trial Administrator Anne v. Brannen).
Deputy Commissioners Section Status of Cases (May 1, 2008 memo from Chief Deputy Commissioner Stephen T. Gheen).
A Summary for Injured Workers of the Rules Governing the Use of Rehabilitation Professionals in Workers’ Compensation Cases (revised April 14, 2008). Click here for a PDF file of the two-page pamphlet version of this summary.
Final Master List of Cases for Docketing, May 2008, by Deputy Commissioners Section, with Deputy Commissioner Assignments (March 27, 2008 memo from Deputy Trial Administrator Anne v. Brannen).
N.C. Industrial Commission Increases Medical Mileage Reimbursement to 50.5 Cents Per Mile (PDF files of the March 6, 2008 NCIC minutes and the revised Form 25T—Itemized Statement of Charges for Travel).
Medico Legal Guidelines (PDF file of March 4, 2008 N.C. Industrial Commission minutes).
Clarification of Role of “Task Assignments” for Rehabilitation Professionals in the Workers’ Compensation System (PDF file of February 22, 2008 N.C. Industrial Commission minutes).
Bills Ratified by the N.C. General Assembly During the 2007 Session that affect N.C. Gen. Stat. Chapter 97 and other statutes governing workers’ compensation claims and tort claims against the state.
The Safety Education Section will present a FREE* 30-Hour Accident Prevention Certificate Awareness Program (PDF file) on June 23-27, 2008 at the Blue Ridge Community College, 180 West Campus Drive, Flat Rock, NC 28731. Click here for the 30-Hour APCAP brochure and agenda (PDF files) and online registration form. (*There will be a $4.00 per person charge, payable at the workshop, to cover the defensive driving course book.)
Joan Fabrics Corporation Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy (Chair Pamela T. Young's February 8, 2008 memo).
Acknowledgment of the Form 25N (Chair Pamela T. Young's January 16, 2008 memo).
N.C. Department of Labor Is Now Accepting Safety Award Application Forms.
New Appointments to Workers’ Compensation Nurses Section (December 19, 2007 memo from Chair Pamela T. Young).
Enforcement of Rule 610: Pretrial Conference and Pretrial Order (PDF file of December 17, 2007 N.C. Industrial Commission minutes).
Execution of Mediated Settlement Agreements by Counsel on Behalf of Employers and Carriers, effective immediately (October 30, 2007 NCIC Minutes).
January 2008 Tentative Special Docket/Advisory: Form 53 Cases (October 19, 2007 memo from Chief Deputy Commissioner Stephen T. Gheen).
The October 8, 2007 update of the April 1, 2006 edition of the N.C. Industrial Commission's annual Bulletin is now available online.

Governor Easley Appoints Pamela Thorpe Young as Chair of the N.C. Industrial Commission (September 26, 2007 news release).
Maximum Weekly Benefit for 2008 (Executive Secretary Tracey H. Weaver's August 9, 2007 memo).
North Carolina Workers’ Compensation: Your Guide to a Successful Workers’ Compensation Hearing by Deputy Commissioner Chrystal Redding Stanback (PDF version of 2006 revision, complete with appendices).
N.C. Industrial Commission Ethics Policy (May 14, 2007 announcement by Chairman Buck Lattimore).
2006 and 2007 CPT Codes/Update to the Workers’ Compensation Medical Fee Schedule (May 1, 2007 memo from Chief Medical Fee Examiner Christine Williams). (SEE also complete Industrial Commission Medical Fee Schedule and pertinent American Medical Association CPT Codes.)
Office of Information Technology Services to Oversee Industrial Commission Technology Infrastructure.
Work Fatalities Continue to Drop in N.C. (January 17, 2007 N.C. Department of Labor News Release).
Industrial Commission Requires Submission of Compromise Settlement Agreements in PDF Format, effective January 1, 2007 (November 17, 2006 NCIC Minutes).
Bills Ratified by the N.C. General Assembly During the 2006 Session that affect N.C. Gen. Stat. Chapter 97 and other statutes governing workers’ compensation claims and tort claims against the state.

UPDATE: Revised Form 19, updated per N.C. Industrial Commission Rules changes in June 20, 2006 order.

Industrial Commission Issues New Requirements for Briefs (PDF file of March 14, 2006 NCIC Minutes).

A Guide for Preparing Forms 21 and 26.

Registry of Rehabilitation Professionals (see also May 25 2004 Memo explaining the Registry).

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Main Telephone: (919) 807-2500 · Fax: (919) 715-0282
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