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Time of day matters for construction injuries

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Last Modified on Mar 23, 2021

Construction workers in North Carolina face a wide range of on-the-job risks, but there could be a complicating factor that many people are not aware of — time. A recent study found that the time of day and how many hours someone has worked greatly…

Hearing loss as a workplace injury

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Last Modified on Mar 11, 2021

Working around loud machinery or tools can put a profound strain on one’s hearing, which may eventually translate to hearing loss. As a workplace injury, hearing loss often goes on to affect virtually all other aspects of a person’s life. Without the proper ear protection,…

26th Annual Workers’ Compensation Roundtable (North Carolina Advocates for Justice’s Workers’ Comp Section)

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Last Modified on Mar 04, 2021

Vernon Sumwalt will teach “Legal and Evidentiary Standards of Disability” at the NCAJ’s 26th Annual Workers’ Compensation Roundtable, a virtual continuing legal education course for workers’ comp lawyers who represent injured workers in North Carolina, on April 9, 2021. For more about the seminar, go…