By Barry Jennings On October 22, 2020, the NCBA Workers’ Compensation Section is hosting a free webinar (not approved for CLE credit) featuring Deputy Commissioner Kevin Howell of the North Carolina Industrial Commission. Deputy Commissioner Howell will be presenting “Practical Tips and Considerations for Webex Hearings.” Due to COVID-19, the majority of NCIC hearings are […]
By Barry Jennings On August 21, 2020, the North Carolina Industrial Commission posted a quarterly update to their website. The update can be found here. The update addresses the upcoming NCIC Educational Conference, the emergency amendment to Rule 11 NCAC 23G, and ways for interested stakeholders to receive updates via email.
By Barry Jennings The North Carolina Industrial Commission has recently revised its guidelines for In-Person Deputy Commissioner Hearings. Those guidelines can be found here. The revisions came after Chief Justice Beasley’s July 16, 2020, Order and Emergency Directive 21 related to face coverings in courthouses. The Emergency Directive requires all persons in a court facility […]
By Barry Jennings The practice of workers’ compensation law in North Carolina continues to adapt to the challenges we all face associated with the COVID-19 Pandemic. Currently, the North Carolina Industrial Commission is primarily holding hearings via video conference on the WebEx platform. In certain limited matters, in person hearings are taking place when ordered by […]
By Barry Jennings On Thursday, May 28, 2020, the NCBA Workers’ Compensation Section hosted an informal discussion regarding the use of the Zoom videoconference platform in the mediation environment. Ketan Soni, partner with Soni Brendle, PLLC in Charlotte, presented on the general use of Zoom, provided tips on how to adjust your settings to most […]
By Eleasa Harris Allen As you know, beginning this month, most Deputy Commissioner hearings will be conducted remotely via Webex. There is currently no indication as to when in-person hearings will resume, and it is safe to assume that we may be conducting remote hearings for at least the next several months. To allow the public […]
On May 30, 2020, the Industrial Commission issued an update to its mediation policies effective June 1, 2020. The updated policies are below: May 30, 2020 Update: Industrial Commission Mediation Policies as of June 1, 2020 Consistent with current directives and recommendations as detailed below, as of June 1, 2020, mediations in Industrial Commission cases […]
Update from the North Carolina Industrial Commission Deputy Commissioner Hearings (Non-Medical Motion Hearings) will resume in June 2020 via Webex. Below is information from the Industrial Commission’s website concerning the current policies/procedures for these hearings: The Commission is pleased to announce that Deputy Commissioners will resume hearing all types of workers’ compensation cases in June […]
By Eleasa Allen Update from the North Carolina Industrial Commission The Industrial Commission has issued the following policies for Full Commission hearings, Deputy Commissioner medical motion hearings, and Executive Secretary’s Office informal hearings, which have been posted to the NCIC website. These policies are effective June 1, 2020. Policies for Deputy Commissioner hearings (non-medical motion […]
By Barry Jennings On May 28, 2020, at 4 p.m., the NCBA Workers’ Compensation Section is hosting a free brief presentation/informal discussion and social hour on the topic of “Zoom” mediations. Ketan Soni will be giving a brief presentation on video conference mediations and the Zoom application. Ketan is an attorney in the Charlotte area […]