N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-88.1
Attorney's fees at original hearing
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Current — April 1, 2022
As of June 1, 2021
If the Industrial Commission shall determine that any hearing has been brought, prosecuted, or defended without reasonable ground, it may assess the whole cost of the proceedings including reasonable fees for defendant's attorney or plaintiff 's attorney upon the party who has brought or defended them.
If the Industrial Commission shall determine that any hearing has been brought, prosecuted, or defended without reasonable ground, it may assess the whole cost of the proceedings including reasonable fees for defendant’s attorney or plaintiff ’s attorney upon the party who has brought or defended them.
History
(1979, c. 268, s. 1.)
Legal Periodicals. - For survey of 1982 law on workers' compensation, see 61 N.C.L. Rev. 1243 (1983).
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.