Practice Areas

• Workers' Compensation
• Personal Injury
• Social Security Disability
• Employment Law

Firm News

• When the injured worker returned to work he was immediately fired...
  
• Workers' Compensation: The IC ruled that the employer, who willingly paid the medical claim and workers comp for the employee's foot injury, must also pay for pain management because this injury aggravated the employee's pre-existing fibromyalgia and hypertension and was now considered a chronic condition. Although it is tough to win these claims we can usually do it if we the treating physician will agree that the pre-existing condition is worse now than it was and that this change is due to the worker's comp accident....
  
• Workers' Compensation: The Industrial Commission denied the employee's claim for temporary partial disability compensation. The Commission ruled that the reduction in wages that our client received was because of problems with the company's workload due to the economy. It was determined that he didn't receive less pay because of his injury or from the less-paying job within the company that he had to take because of the injury....
  
• Workers' Compensation: The NC Industrial Commission determined that the employer was required to pay our client's medical bills and also continue workers' compensation payments until our client could find a job with his limited physical capabilities. The employer was unable to find work for him at the company and he was fired, which was unacceptable, although it was explained by the employer as happening because of excessive absences....
  
• Workers' Compensation: The North Carolina Industrial Commission threatened to hold CNA in contempt of court because they refused to authorize the medical tests which would prove that the plaintiff was unable to do his job. This was a classic example of an adjuster getting an opinion from a reliable doctor and then refusing any other evaluation which could help the injured worker....
  
• Workers Compensation: The North Carolina Industrial Commission held that National Benefits Association had wrongfully denied this claim for more than a year...but only when the Industrial Commission finally heard all the evidence -- that the employer admitted that they knew the plaintiff was hurt, that they had sent him to a doctor but didn't follow his direction, and that there was no way our client could do his job with his severely-injured back....
  
• 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 finds that Diebold and Broadspire MUST pay weekly benefits even after they fired the injured worker from her "light duty" job....
  
• 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....
  

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Library

Workers' Compensation

• Psssst! Who's that following you?
• NCIC Form 25T: Mileage Reimbursement form
• Form 28T: Notice of Termination of Compensation by Reason of Trial Return to Work
• Form 33R: Response to Request that Claim Be Assigned for Hearing
• 10 Things Your Insurance Adjuster Won't Tell You (download)

Personal Injury

• Lightning Strikes Twice (download book)
• Website Resources for Injury Victims
• Police Report/ Accident Report Samples
• Auto Insurance Declaration Page
• Certificate of Employment

Social Security Disability

• Healthcare Clinics in NC with free service
• Free Clinics in Forsyth County
• Form SSA 3381
• Form SSA 827
• Form SSA 561

General

• Common Legal Terms
• The Ten Worst Insurance Companies

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Testimonials

"Mr. Richardson and Ms. York were always available - and they did a terrific job."

"Chip Permar and his team were outstanding!"

"You showed so much concern for me as a person -- there is such a personal touch to everything you do."

"I don't know what I would have done without you!"

"We were nervous at first, but you put us at ease."

"John and Stephanie were patient with me. Great teamwork!"

"Being injured turned into a life-changing event, but it was comforting to know that you understood me and were only a phone call away."

"You guys are on top of your game."

"I researched law firms on the internet, and I could not have asked for a better attorney."

"Whenever I called I got answers."

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Practice Areas

Workers' Compensation

North Carolina Workers Compensation Attorneys, Oxner, Thomas + Permar, PLLC, 1-866-622-6671. A team including six board-certified specialists, and all experienced and committed workers' compensation attorneys with many published Opinions and Awards by the North Carolina Industrial Commission. Call for your free book and report, and for your free consultation.

Personal Injury

North Carolina Personal Injury Lawyer, Car Accident Attorney, Workplace Accident Lawyer, Oxner Thomas + Permar, pllc, help get their clients get fair compensation for their injuries. Call 1-866-622-6671 for your free consultation.

Social Security Disability

North Carolina Social Security Disability Attorneys, Oxner, Thomas + Permar, help their clients get their social security disability benefits they deserve. Offices in Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Burlington, Raleigh, Charlotte, Hickory, Fayetteville, Wilmington and Asheboro. For your free consultation, call 1-866-OTP-Law1.

Employment Law

Have you been let go from your job?  Do you feel you may have been fired unfairly?

 Here are the dismal facts.  North Carolina is an “at-will” state, so your employer can usually fire you for almost any reason.  BUT you can’t be fired for reasons based on race, national origin, gender, age or disability, or in retaliation for exercising your rights under the workers’ compensation act.  If you think you have a case, call our experienced attorneys and we’ll be able to tell you where you stand. 

After you’re let go from your job, you may be eligible for unemployment benefits.  That would seem like an easy process, right? You get fired, you file for benefits, you start collecting a check.  Wrong!  It’s not always that easy.  In fact, unemployment claims are often denied after the initial application for benefits.  If you were laid off because of the economy or because your employer is relocating, you should generally be able to receive benefits.  But if you were fired for cause, your employer has a good shot at denying your unemployment benefits.  That’s when you need the lawyers at Oxner, Thomas + Permar on your side.  If you’ve been denied unemployment benefits, but you feel like you did the best that you could at your job, then give us a call.  We may be able to help you collect the benefits you deserve—or at least get a partial benefit if you were discharged for “substantial fault” on your part connected with the work.

Employment law can be tricky.  Let our experienced lawyers guide you through the maze and help you find the way through.  Give us a call today.  Consultations are free.