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Issue Commentary: NC Decision Shows Difficult Balancing Required for Lump-Sum Requests

The Workcomp Writer

Nevertheless, Plaintiff’s husband, who Plaintiff has granted a power of attorney, testified that Plaintiff had not experienced issues with receiving timely weekly disability compensation since prior to the first hearing on the matter, after which the parties entered into a consent order in May 2016.

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The Next Thing?

Florida Workers' Comp

Each of those films showcases some vision of the future, and exposes perhaps some potential flaw in our reliance on technology. Other state's workers' compensation systems "figured out" how to accept electronic documents as evidence. But, with or without our individual consent, technology is persistent in changing our world.

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