This Article shall be known and cited as The North Carolina Workers' Compensation Act.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-1
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Known as the The North Carolina Workers' Compensation Act
The act spans §§ 97–97 (132 sections).
Applied in 27 court decisions — leading case 155 N.C. App. 685 - Salter v. E & J HEALTHCARE, INC. (2003)
Most recently applied in Kelley v. Charlotte Radiology, P.A. (February 2019)
1929, c. 120, s. 1; 1979, c. 714, s. 1.
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