§ 97-61.7 – Waiver of right to compensation as alternative to forced change of occupation.
97-61.7. Waiver of right to compensation as alternative to forced change of occupation. An employee who has been compensated under the terms of G.S. 97-61.5(b) as an alternative to forced change of occupation, may, subject to the approval of the Industrial Commission, waive in writing his right to further compensation for any aggravation of his […]
§ 97-52 – Occupational disease made compensable; "accident" defined.
97-52. Occupational disease made compensable; "accident" defined. Disablement or death of an employee resulting from an occupational disease described in G.S. 97-53 shall be treated as the happening of an injury by accident within the meaning of the North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act and the procedure and practice and compensation and other benefits provided by […]
§ 97-62 – "Silicosis" and "asbestosis" defined.
97-62. "Silicosis" and "asbestosis" defined. The word "silicosis" shall mean the characteristic fibrotic condition of the lungs caused by the inhalation of dust of silica or silicates. "Asbestosis" shall mean a characteristic fibrotic condition of the lungs caused by the inhalation of asbestos dust. (1935, c. 123.)
§ 97-53 – (See editor's note on condition precedent) Occupational diseases enumerated; when due to exposure to chemicals.
97-53. (See editor’s note on condition precedent) Occupational diseases enumerated; when due to exposure to chemicals. The following diseases and conditions only shall be deemed to be occupational diseases within the meaning of this Article: (1) Anthrax. (2) Arsenic poisoning. (3) Brass poisoning. (4) Zinc poisoning. (5) Manganese poisoning. (6) Lead poisoning. Provided the employee […]
§ 97-63 – Period necessary for employee to be exposed.
97-63. Period necessary for employee to be exposed. Compensation shall not be payable for disability or death due to silicosis and/or asbestosis unless the employee shall have been exposed to the inhalation of dust of silica or silicates or asbestos dust in employment for a period of not less than two years in this State, […]
§ 97-54 – "Disablement" defined.
97-54. "Disablement" defined. The term "disablement" as used in this Article as applied to cases of asbestosis and silicosis means the event of becoming actually incapacitated because of asbestosis or silicosis to earn, in the same or any other employment, the wages which the employee was receiving at the time of his last injurious exposure […]
§ 97-55 – "Disability" defined.
97-55. "Disability" defined. The term "disability" as used in this Article means the state of being incapacitated as the term is used in defining "disablement" in G.S. 97-54. (1935, c. 123.)
§ 97-56 – Limitation on compensable diseases.
97-56. Limitation on compensable diseases. The provisions of this Article shall apply only to cases of occupational disease in which the last exposure in an occupation subject to the hazards of such diseases occurred on or after March 26, 1935. (1935, c. 123.)
§ 97-57 – Employer liable.
97-57. Employer liable. In any case where compensation is payable for an occupational disease, the employer in whose employment the employee was last injuriously exposed to the hazards of such disease, and the insurance carrier, if any, which was on the risk when the employee was so last exposed under such employer, shall be liable. […]
§ 97-58 – Time limit for filing claims.
97-58. Time limit for filing claims. (a) Repealed by Session Laws 1987, c. 729, s. 13. (b) The report and notice to the employer as required by G.S. 97-22 shall apply in all cases of occupational disease except in case of asbestosis, silicosis, or lead poisoning. The time of notice of an occupational disease shall […]