Injured While Working at Home?

Stay-at-home and remote working have become our new reality in the midst of the coronavirus epidemic. An unexpected issue this raises for some remote workers is, what happens if you are injured while working from home? Does your employer’s workers’ compensation insurance still cover your injury, or is your private health insurance your only option?

Workers’ compensation is, by definition a no-fault system, which means that if you're injured in the "course and scope of employment," you are typically covered under your employer’s workers' comp insurance, regardless of whether your own negligence or someone else's played a part in the accident.

Was the employer benefiting from the employee’s actions when the injury occurred? Did the employer require the employee to engage in the injury-causing activity? Did the employer approve the off-site activity in advance? Check with Alden B. Cole. He may have the answers. Attorney Cole deals in workers’ comp cases throughout North Carolina. Call him today at his Wilmington office (910) 231-2042.

It Happened about A Week Back.

This play on words is NOT at all humorous when you are injured in a work-related accident.  Social Security receives more disability applications for back problems than for any other physical illness or injury.  Disability examiners see back problems and injuries day after day, and they will not grant disability benefits for moderate or intermittent back pain.

If a compressed nerve root causes significant pain and disability, you may be able to get benefits from Social Security.  Getting disability for spinal stenosis may be within your attorney’s reach as well.  Social Security Disability applicants with scoliosis may also qualify for benefits under the disorders listed.

Alden B. Cole, a Social Security Disability Attorney practicing from his office in Wilmington NC will help you sort it out AND fight for your entitled benefits in North Carolina!  Find out if you qualify for SSDI.  Call Attorney Alden Cole today for an appointment at his office located at 206 N. 4th St. Suite 9 at (910) 231-2042.