Except as herein otherwise provided, in case of disablement or death from silicosis and/or asbestosis, compensation shall be payable in accordance with the provisions of the North Carolina Workers' Compensation Act.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-64
General provisions of act to control as regards benefits
Known as the The North Carolina Workers' Compensation Act
The act spans §§ 97–97 (132 sections).
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 141 N.C. App. 417 - Clark v. ITT Grinnell Industrial Piping, Inc. (2000)
Most recently applied in 207 N.C. App. 157 - Pope v. Manville (September 2010)
1935, c. 123; 1979, c. 714, s. 2.
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