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Time of day matters for construction injuries

On Behalf of The Sumwalt Group Workers' Comp and Trial Lawyers

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

On Behalf of The Sumwalt Group Workers' Comp and Trial Lawyers

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)

On Behalf of The Sumwalt Group Workers' Comp and Trial Lawyers

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…