Blog

3 Sep

What I Wish Every Injured Worker in North Carolina Knew in the First 24 Hours After an Accident

By: Perry Morrison

The first 24 hours after a workplace injury in North Carolina set the direction of the entire claim.  Reporting the injury in writing,...

3 Sep

The 5 Biggest Mistakes Injured North Carolina Workers Make Before They Ever Call a Lawyer

By: Perry Morrison

Injured North Carolina workers most often lose benefits by trusting an employer's word, missing the 30-day notice deadline, or signing a Form...

14 Aug

The Case That Got Good for Joe: When an Employer Denies an Injury It Never Even Reported

By: Perry Morrison

I've had a lot of denied workers' compensation claims cross my desk since 1989, and most of them are arguable — there's a real dispute about...

14 Aug

What Kevin’s Case Taught Me About the Difference Between a Claim and a Client

By: Perry Morrison

I've handled more than 3,000 workers' compensation claims since 1989, and most of them follow a predictable shape: injury, treatment, rating,...

18 Jul

How Clincher Proration Language Protects Your SSDI Check

By: Perry Morrison

The exact wording of your clincher settlement — not just whether it mentions proration — determines how much of your SSDI check is subject to...

10 Jul

$50,000 NC Workers’ Comp Settlement After Two Warehouse Falls — Disability Retirement, Health Insurance, and Claim Closure

By: Perry Morrison

Privacy note: "Valerie" is not the client's real name. Identifying details — including employer name, product type, and workplace location —...

10 Jul

How The Morrison Law Firm Won $80,000 in SSD Back Benefits After a Six-Year Federal Appeals Fight

By: Perry Morrison

Privacy note: "Geraldine" is not the client's real name. Identifying details have been modified to protect client confidentiality. B. Perry...

10 Jun

Workers’ Comp and Social Security Disability Together in North Carolina: How the Offset Works and How to Protect Your Full Benefit

By: Perry Morrison

Workers who receive both workers' compensation and SSDI in North Carolina face a federal offset that caps combined monthly benefits at 80 percent of...

3 Jun

Her Carrier Went Silent on Her Shoulder Surgery. One Week After She Hired Perry Morrison, The Surgery Was Scheduled.

By: Perry Morrison

When a cable-plant worker tore her rotator cuff freeing a stuck reel, her workers’ compensation carrier paid for treatment — until her...

3 Jun

Paralyzed on the Job, Denied by His Employer — How One North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Case Ended a Statewide Insurance Loophole 

By: Perry Morrison

A construction worker survived a catastrophic company van crash only to be told he was an independent contractor. Morrison Law Firm pursued the...