Every employer subject to the compensation provisions of this Article shall secure the payment of compensation to his employees in the manner hereinafter provided; and while such security remains in force, he or those conducting his business shall only be liable to any employee for personal injury or death by accident to the extent and in the manner herein specified.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-9
Employer to secure payment of compensation
Known as the The North Carolina Workers' Compensation Act
The act spans §§ 97–97 (132 sections).
Applied in 22 court decisions — leading case 339 So. 2d 1212 - Poche v. Avondale Shipyards, Inc. (1976)
Most recently applied in Murrill v. Choice Hotels Int'l, Inc. (April 2019)
1929, c. 120, s. 10; 1973, c. 1291, s. 5.
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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.