Workers Compensation Defense
Defending Corporations against Unwarranted Claims
Wilson Helms & Cartledge defends companies or corporations against workers’ compensation claims and lawsuits in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, and beyond.
Our firm believes that when an employee brings a claim for workers’ compensation benefits against a North Carolina corporation, the role of Wilson Helms & Cartledge is to resolve the issue as quickly and cost-effectively as possible.
Sometimes, that means that the best resolution is a settlement agreement whereby the firm guarantees that the course of regular business may continue and the worker may not bring a suit against you on that claim or it may mean that our attorneys go to court with you.
How Wilson Helms & Cartledge Protects You in North Carolina
The rules of North Carolina workers compensation are complicated sometimes, but they are clear as to the responsibility of employers when someone is injured on the job. The protocol for eligibility is also very clear, so when employees fail to follow workers compensation rules, Wilson Helms & Cartledge believes that justice should be sought and the consequences of rules should be upheld.
The firm's lawyers guide employers and corporations through the various elements of the case, so that client understands what is happening at all times, can account for the progress of the case to its internal teams, and finds a fast, economical resolution based in the tenets of North Carolina law:
- When an employee is covered under a workers compensation act.
- The distinguishing nature of independent contractors and other non-covered workers.
- How to determine compensability and how to utilize this information in the defense of a claim.
- The compensability of numerous common occupational injuries, diseases, and claims.
- How causation is determined and how it should be used to defend cases.
- The criteria utilized to determine the nature and extent of disability.
- How to prove symptom magnification, malingering, and fraud.
- How to defend and win workers compensation cases.
Contact our office to learn more about North Carolina workers compensation law.
