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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-42.1

Credit for unemployment benefits

Known as the The North Carolina Workers' Compensation Act

The act spans §§ 97–97 (132 sections).

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 147 N.C. App. 419 - Jenkins v. Piedmont Aviation Services (2001)

Most recently applied in 199 N.C. App. 410 - Clayton v. Mini Data Forms, Inc. (September 2009)

1985, c. 616, s. 1.

If an injured employee has received unemployment benefits under the Employment Security Law for any week with respect to which he is entitled to workers' compensation benefits for temporary total or permanent and total disability, the employment benefits paid for such weeks may be deducted from the award to be paid as compensation. If an injured employee has received unemployment benefits for any week with respect to which he is entitled to workers' compensation benefits for partial disability as provided in G.S. 97-30, the unemployment benefits paid for such weeks may be deducted from the award to be paid only to the extent that the sum of the unemployment benefits and workers' compensation payable for such week exceeds two-thirds of the injured employee's average weekly wages as determined by the Commission in accordance with G.S. 97-2(5). Benefits payable under G.S. 97-31 for permanent partial disability or other permanent injury shall not be subject to reduction because of the receipt of unemployment benefits.

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.