Defending Uninsured Employers in Work Injury Matters

In North Carolina, employers who are uninsured or self-insured are exposed to significant risks of civil penalties, including medical reimbursement, lost wages, and legal costs when an employee is injured on the job. At Hill Evans Jordan & Beatty, we help uninsured and self-insured employers manage risk and minimize the consequences of employee injury.  We have earned a reputation for aggressive, responsive, and efficient defense representation for employers and businesses of all sizes. Our Board Certified Workers’ Compensation Specialists are skilled and experienced defense lawyers, successful in efforts before the North Carolina Industrial Commission and the state’s courts of appeal.

We serve uninsured employers through every step of the process from claims handling decisions through negotiation and litigious defense of the business assets before the Industrial Commission.  We help navigate discovery and records review, represent businesses in court appearances and through settlement conferences. We take every step possible to mitigate fallout from employee injury. Our goal is to achieve creative resolution to the issue at hand while protecting the assets of the business. Our desired outcome is to provide tools and create procedures for uninsured employers that help avoid exposure to employee injury from the outset. When a claim does arise, we help business decision making at every stage of the claims process, providing proactive, practical advice leading to result-oriented solutions. We are trusted, solution-oriented advisors.

We work with private and public employers, insurance carriers, third party and self-insured administrators on every aspect of a claim for workers’ compensation.  We employ every tool to minimize the costs of defending a claim, utilizing negotiation and compromise in an effort to achieve settlement. When these efforts do not achieve resolution, we are aggressive litigators, skilled in all aspects of practice before the North Carolina Industrial Commission.

You owe it to your business’s future to have an attorney in your corner that can help you with every aspect of workers’ compensation claims management.  We are dedicated to helping employers’ avoid claims whenever possible by through risk-avoidance, policy creation and on-going guidance. Contact us today to start a relationship that can benefit and streamline your procedures while protecting your bottom line. Call us today to avoid your company’s next potential workers’ compensation matter.