§ 97-28 – Seven-day waiting period; exceptions.
97-28. Seven-day waiting period; exceptions. No compensation, as defined in G.S. 97-2(11), shall be allowed for the first seven calendar days of disability resulting from an injury, except the benefits provided for in G.S. 97-25. Provided however, that in the case the injury results in disability of more than 21 days, the compensation shall be […]
§ 97-29 – Rates and duration of compensation for total incapacity.
97-29. Rates and duration of compensation for total incapacity. (a) When an employee qualifies for total disability, the employer shall pay or cause to be paid, as hereinafter provided by subsections (b) through (d) of this section, to the injured employee a weekly compensation equal to sixty-six and two-thirds percent (662/3%) of his average weekly […]
§ 97-29.1 – Increase in payments in cases for total and permanent disability occurring prior to July 1, 1973.
97-29.1. Increase in payments in cases for total and permanent disability occurring prior to July 1, 1973. In all cases of total and permanent disability occurring prior to July 1, 1973, weekly compensation payments shall be increased effective July 1, 1977, to an amount computed by multiplying the number of calendar years prior to July […]
§ 97-30 – Partial incapacity.
97-30. Partial incapacity. Except as otherwise provided in G.S. 97-31, where the incapacity for work resulting from the injury is partial, the employer shall pay, or cause to be paid, as hereinafter provided, to the injured employee during such disability, a weekly compensation equal to sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) of the difference between […]
§ 97-31 – Schedule of injuries; rate and period of compensation.
97-31. Schedule of injuries; rate and period of compensation. In cases included by the following schedule the compensation in each case shall be paid for disability during the healing period and in addition the disability shall be deemed to continue for the period specified, and shall be in lieu of all other compensation, including disfigurement, […]
§ 97-31.1 – Effective date of legislative changes in benefits.
97-31.1. Effective date of legislative changes in benefits. Every act of the General Assembly that changes the benefits enumerated in this Chapter shall become law no later than June 1 and shall have an effective date of no earlier than January 1 of the year after which it is ratified. (1981, c. 521, s. 3; […]
§ 97-32 – Refusal of injured employee to accept suitable employment as suspending compensation.
97-32. Refusal of injured employee to accept suitable employment as suspending compensation. If an injured employee refuses suitable employment as defined by G.S. 97-2(22), the employee shall not be entitled to any compensation at any time during the continuance of such refusal, unless in the opinion of the Industrial Commission such refusal was justified. Any […]
§ 97-32.1 – Trial return to work.
97-32.1. Trial return to work. Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 97-32, an employee may attempt a trial return to work for a period not to exceed nine months. During a trial return to work period, the employee shall be paid any compensation which may be owed for partial disability pursuant to G.S. 97-30. If the […]
§ 97-26.2 – Reimbursement for prescription drugs, prescribed over-the-counter drugs, and professional pharmaceutical services.
97-26.2. Reimbursement for prescription drugs, prescribed over-the-counter drugs, and professional pharmaceutical services. (a) The reimbursement amount for prescription drugs, prescribed over-the-counter drugs, and professional pharmaceutical services shall be limited to the lesser of ninety-five percent (95%) of the average wholesale price (AWP) of the product, calculated on a per unit basis, as of the date […]
§ 97-24 – Right to compensation barred after two years; destruction of records.
97-24. Right to compensation barred after two years; destruction of records. (a) The right to compensation under this Article shall be forever barred unless (i) a claim or memorandum of agreement as provided in G.S. 97-82 is filed with the Commission or the employee is paid compensation as provided under this Article within two years […]