Tagged: Worker's Compensation

Politics & Government
7:48 am
Wed February 20, 2013

State Auditor Finds Industrial Commission Failed To Ensure Injury Compensation

Credit NC Auditor's Office
State Auditor Beth Wood

  • WUNC`s Gurnal Scott reports on the state auditor`s report on the N.C. Industrial Commission

North Carolina's auditor says the state's Industrial Commission is failing to guarantee if companies can cover injured workers' compensation claims.

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State of Things
11:00 am
Tue May 8, 2012

Cracking Down on Workers' Comp

Businesses in North Carolina with three or more employees are required by law to purchase workers’ compensation insurance if they can’t cover the cost of employees’ injuries outright. But, News & Observer reporter Mandy Locke discovered this law is seldom enforced and that thousands of employees are put at risk everyday on the job. 

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