§ 97-79 – Offices and supplies; deputies with power to subpoena witnesses and to take testimony; meetings; hearings.
97-79. Offices and supplies; deputies with power to subpoena witnesses and to take testimony; meetings; hearings. (a) The Commission shall be provided with adequate offices in which the records shall be kept and its official business transacted during regular business hours; it shall also be provided with necessary office furniture, stationery, and other supplies. (b) […]
§ 97-80 – Rules and regulations; subpoena of witnesses; examination of books and records; depositions; costs.
97-80. Rules and regulations; subpoena of witnesses; examination of books and records; depositions; costs. (a) The Commission shall adopt rules, in accordance with Article 2A of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes and not inconsistent with this Article, for carrying out the provisions of this Article. The Commission shall adopt rules establishing processes and procedure […]
§ 97-81 – Blank forms and literature; statistics; safety provisions; accident reports; studies and investigations and recommendations to General Assembly; to cooperate with other agencies for prevention of injury.
97-81. Blank forms and literature; statistics; safety provisions; accident reports; studies and investigations and recommendations to General Assembly; to cooperate with other agencies for prevention of injury. (a) The Commission shall prepare and cause to be printed, and upon request furnish, free of charge to any employee or employer, such blank forms and literature as […]
§ 97-82 – Memorandum of agreement between employer and employee to be submitted to Commission on prescribed forms for approval; direct payment as award.
97-82. Memorandum of agreement between employer and employee to be submitted to Commission on prescribed forms for approval; direct payment as award. (a) If the employer and the injured employee or his dependents reach an agreement in regard to compensation under this Article, they may enter into a memorandum of the agreement in the form […]
§ 97-83 – Commission is to make award after hearing.
97-83. Commission is to make award after hearing. If the employer and the injured employee or his dependents fail to reach an agreement in regard to benefits under this Article within 14 days after the employer has written or actual notice of the injury or death, or upon the arising of a dispute under this […]
§ 97-71 – Filing report; right of hearing on report.
97-71. Filing report; right of hearing on report. The advisory medical committee shall file its report in triplicate with the Industrial Commission, which shall send one copy thereof to the claimant and one copy to the employer by registered mail. Unless within 30 days from receipt of the copy of said report the claimant and/or […]
§ 97-72 – Appointment of advisory medical committee; terms of office; duties and functions; salaries and expenses.
97-72. Appointment of advisory medical committee; terms of office; duties and functions; salaries and expenses. (a) There shall be an advisory medical committee consisting of three members, who shall be licensed physicians in good professional standing and peculiarly qualified in the diagnosis or treatment of occupational diseases. They shall be appointed by the Industrial Commission […]
§ 97-73 – Fees.
97-73. Fees. (a) Claims. – Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, the Industrial Commission may establish by rule a schedule of fees for examinations conducted, reports made, documents filed, and agreements reviewed under this Article. The fees shall be collected in accordance with rules adopted by the Industrial Commission. (b), (c) Repealed […]
§ 97-64 – General provisions of act to control as regards benefits.
97-64. General provisions of act to control as regards benefits. Except as herein otherwise provided, in case of disablement or death from silicosis and/or asbestosis, compensation shall be payable in accordance with the provisions of the North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act. (1935, c. 123; 1979, c. 714, s. 2.)
§ 97-65 – Reduction of rate where tuberculosis develops.
97-65. Reduction of rate where tuberculosis develops. In case of disablement or death due primarily from silicosis and/or asbestosis and complicated with tuberculosis of the lungs compensation shall be payable as hereinbefore provided, except that the rate of payments may be reduced one sixth. (1935, c. 123.)