If the Industrial Commission at a hearing on review or any court before which any proceedings are brought on appeal under this Article, shall find that such hearing or proceedings were brought by the insurer and the Commission or court by its decision orders the insurer to make, or to continue payments of benefits, including compensation for medical expenses, to the injured employee, the Commission or court may further order that the cost to the injured employee of such hearing or proceedings including therein reasonable attorney's fee to be determined by the Commission shall be paid by the insurer as a part of the bill of costs.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-88
Expenses of appeals brought by insurers
Known as the The North Carolina Workers' Compensation Act
The act spans §§ 97–97 (132 sections).
Applied in 49 court decisions — leading case 168 N.C. App. 175 - Estate of Apple Ex Rel. Apple v. Commercial Courier Express, Inc. (2005)
Most recently applied in 251 N.C. App. 782 - Reed v. Carolina Holdings (February 2017)
1929, c. 120, s. 62; 1931, c. 274, s. 11; 1971, c. 500.
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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.