All rights of compensation granted by this Article shall have the same preference or priority for the whole thereof against the assets of the employer as is allowed by law for any unpaid wages for labor.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-20
Priority of compensation claims against assets of employer
Known as the The North Carolina Workers' Compensation Act
The act spans §§ 97–97 (132 sections).
1929, c. 120, s. 20.
Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.