Practice Areas

• Workers' Compensation
• Personal Injury
• Social Security Disability

Firm News

• Workers Compensation: North Carolina Industrial Commission shows we beat both AIG and Zurich in proving that this truck driver for a brick company had two separate accidents which both injured his knee, ultimately disabling him....
• Workers' Compensation: North Carolina Industrial Commission says Liberty Mutual must provide yardcare and housecleaning to an injured brickmason....
• Workers' Compensation: North Carolina Industrial Commission rules that a restaurant dishwasher who slipped and fell, and was taken straight to an emergency room has proven that he was injured on the job....
• Workers' Compensation: North Carolina Industrial Commission sanctions against the insurance company for failing to accept a claim when our client, an insulation installer, was in an auto accident....
• Workers' Compensation: North Carolina Industrial Commission: The Vocational Rehabilitation Professional, from Page Rehabilitation, had a "strained interpretation of suitable employment and the duration of her proposed job search raises serious questions as to whether her objective was to benefit plaintiff or defendants."...
• Workers' Compensation: North Carolina Industrial Commission rules against The Hartford Insurance Company and holds that a nurse who was still on her employer's property when she was hit by a car is within the course and scope of her employment and entitled to workers' compensation benefits....
• Workers' Compensation: North Carolina Industrial Commission finds that Diebold and Broadspire MUST pay weekly benefits even after they fired the injured worker from her "light duty" job....
• North Carolina Industrial Commission: OTP Lawyers stepped in to save an injured plumber whose original lawyer couldn't get the job done against Key Risk....
• North Carolina Industrial Commission: Facing down the Argonaut workers' compensation adjuster in a disputed carpal tunnel case...
• North Carolina Industrial Commission: In this case with Kemper Insurance company the NCIC found that the employer, Cintas, "schemed" to fire plaintiff while she was on light duty....

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Library

Workers' Compensation

• Workers' Comp Tips
• My Employer Says They Don't Have Workers Comp Insurance
• Ten Ways to Wreck Your Workers' Compensation Claim, Online Edition
• What is the Present Value of Money and Why Should I Care?
• Five Ways Doctors Can Hurt Your Case

Personal Injury

• How Uninsured Motorist Insurance protects you in a personal injury claim.

Social Security Disability

• Five Social Security Disability Tips
• What on Earth is a Workers' Compensation Offset?
• What People Applying For Disability Need To Know

General

• The Ten Worst Insurance Companies

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Testimonials

"From the initial interview until the check came I was treated like family. I have and will continue to recommend you to friends and family."

"I was impressed with your firm from the beginning... Although I'm sure you are totally busy with cases I always felt as though mine were the only one you were handling. All my calls were promptly returned and I really appreciate that."

"You were right up front about what the workers' compensation adjuster would try to do. I did not know anything about workers' compensation laws. I think your firm did an amazing job for me and my family."

"You were abale to spot the problems immediately and fix them."

"There's no way I could have gotten the same results without your help."

"Your office a very, very profesional office. You have always treated me with great respect, honesty, and integrity."

"You absolutely are the experts in Workers' Compensation law. You never made me feel foolish."

"You know every aspect of workers' comp and used that to my benefit."

"You were very knowledgeable and treated me with utmost respect."

"I never had another worry after hiring you."

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Frequently Asked Questions

Below are some initial questions many clients have when they first contact Oxner Thomas + Permar. The questions below may address many initial concerns you may have. If you don't find the answers here, you should contact us for answers to questions specific to your case. The consultation is free.

Workers' Compensation

• What is workers' compensation fraud?
• What items are used in coming up with a workers' compensation settlement?
• Can I get a second opinion in my workers' compensation case?
• No doctor will see me because I have a workers' compensation claim? What do I do?

• What questions should I ask a workers' compensation attorney in North Carolina?

• Are there driving limitations while I'm on light duty?
• What is a workers' compensation trial like?
• What is a "Trial Return to Work" in workers' compensation claims?
• How is a knee injury compensated under Workers' Compensation?
• When do you settle a workers' compensation claim?
• What do you do when you receive a Form 90?
• Are there any special rules in workers' compensation if you work out of town?
• Do private investigators follow you when you're on workers' compensation?
• What do I do if the insurance company gives me a bad check?
• I'm on Social Security Disability. Will workers' compensation make me keep looking for work?

• If I am in a company vehicle and there is an auto accident do I have a workers' compensation claim under North Carolina law or is it a person injury claim?

• How does Workers’ Compensation handle neck injuries?
  
• Can the adjuster get a second opinion on my rating?
  
• What do I do if my workers' comp case is denied?
  
• How do I settle a workers’ compensation case?
  
• What is a Clincher?
  
• How much will my workers’ compensation settlement be?
  
• What is a Workers’ Compensation Insurance Certificate?
  
• What forms are used to settle or close my Workers’ Comp case?
  
• Can I work and still receive Workers’ Compensation benefits?
  
• What can I do if my permanent partial disability rating is too low?
  
• Do I get a jury trial in Workers’ Compensation? 
• What are the Workers’ Comp laws?
  
• Is there a difference between Workers’ Comp in North Carolina and other states?
• I work out of town a lot and get extra money for meals and lodging. Is that part of my average weekly wage?
• Are tips part of my average weekly wage?
• Does it matter if I got my pay in cash?
• Who must carry Workers’ Comp Insurance?
• What is the proper name for Workers’ Compensation?
• What is workers' compensation?
• How do I settle a workers' compensation case?
• My workers' comp claim is denied. How long will it take to win it?
• How do I get my day in court in a Workers’ Comp claim?
  
• What are Workers’ Compensation Disability Ratings?
  
• What do I do if I have a complaint against my workers' compensation doctor?
• Are robberies or assaults covered by Workers’ Compensation?
  
• How does Workers’ Compensation rate my feet?
  
• How does Workers’ Compensation rate my shoulders?
• How does Workers’ Compensation rate my wrists?
• What is a Board Certified Specialist? Why does it matter?
• Who must carry Workers' Comp Insurance?
• What is the right way to resolve an appeal of Workers' Compensation with my employer?
• What deadlines should I be aware of?
• I was injured on the job weeks ago and reported it to my employer but I haven’t received anything yet. When can I expect my benefits to start?
• What is the North Carolina Industrial Commission?
• What am I entitled to if I am injured on the job?
• What is a compensable workplace injury?
• I am already receiving benefits. Why do I need an attorney?
• How are my benefits calculated?
• Why can’t I pick my own doctor?
• What is a permanent partial impairment rating?
• My employer hasn’t told me any of this. What are their responsibilities to me when I am injured on the job?
• What should I do if I am injured on the job?

Social Security Disability

• Can I get Social Security Disability benefits and Workers’ Compensation benefits at the same time?

• If I am entitled to Social Security disability benefits and I settle my workers’ compensation claim so that I stop receiving weekly workers’ compensation benefits, do I need to report this change to the Social Security Administration?

• If I am currently getting a workers’ compensation check, doesn’t that show that I am disabled and I should get Social Security disability?

• I still have an open Workers’ Compensation claim and I am also on Social Security Disability.  I also have Medicare.  Can I just settle my Workers’ Compensation claim and use Medicare to pay for my work injuries?

• If I am not going to draw a full Social Security disability check while I collect weekly Workers’ Compensation benefits, should I still consider applying for Social Security disability?
• Is it easy to apply for Social Security Disability?
• Should my Workers’ Compensation settlement agreement include any special language?

General

• Can you lend me money against my case?
• What is Board Certification? Does it matter?
• What is Martindale Hubbell?
• Does this law firm handle cases not related to workers' comp?

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