North Carolina – August 19, 2021. Hedrick Gardner is pleased to announce that 20 attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2022. Jeffrey H. Blackwell was named the Best Lawyers® 2022 Wilmington Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants “Lawyer of the Year. ” Best Lawyers named a single attorney in each […]
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an updated Section 111 NGHP User Guide – Version 6.4, on June 11, 2021. CMS will now allow the termination of ORM if the following criteria are met. Where there is no practical likelihood of associated future medical treatment, which is reflected by meeting ALL of the following: […]
Before June 24, 2011, injured employees were eligible for lifetime Temporary Total Disability (TTD) benefits for the duration of their disability. In 2011, the North Carolina legislature passed revisions to the Workers’ Compensation Act. One of the revisions altered N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-29(b), which now states: The employee shall not be entitled to compensation […]
On 2/3/2021, Pete Buttigieg was sworn in as the 19th Secretary of Transportation. On 1/20/2021, President Biden issued an executive order on Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis. On 4/22/2021, in response to PresidentBiden’s executive Order, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) proposedwithdrawing the SAFE I […]
The North Carolina Industrial Commission today, Monday, March 1, 2021, sent out the following notice: “Effective March 1, 2021, all carriers, third-party administrators, and self-insured employers are required to provide the Commission with an email address for receipt of claim-related documents. The designated email address shall be provided to the Commission at contactinfo@ic.nc.gov. The email […]
In our last article, we discussed the status and potential impact of AB5, a law recently passed in California which went into effect on January 1, 2020, addressing the classification of certain workers. By way of review, prior to AB5’s passage, the decision on whether a worker should be classified as an employee or an […]
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) reports that the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate has reduced hours-of-service (HOS) violations by 50% since the initial rule took effect in December 2017. Over 8.8 million roadside inspections were conducted since that time with less than 1.25% resulting in citations for HOS violations or for failure to […]
North Carolina – January 14, 2021. Four attorneys from Hedrick Gardner were selected to the 2021 North Carolina Super Lawyers® list and five were selected as Rising Stars for 2021. The Hedrick Gardner attorneys selected to the 2021 North Carolina Super Lawyers list are: M. Duane Jones, AppellateMel J. Garofalo, Civil Litigation: DefenseJeffrey A. Kadis, Workers’ CompensationPatricia P. Shields, Civil […]
North Carolina – January 6, 2021. Hedrick Gardner is pleased to announce that Austin R. Walsh and C. Rob Wilson were selected for inclusion in Business North Carolina’s 2021 Legal Elite. Austin, who practices in our Charlotte office, is being honored in the Litigation category. Rob, who practices in our Raleigh office, is being honored […]
Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garofalo LLP, a leading regional litigation and dispute management law firm, is pleased to announce the promotions of Elizabeth Bennett, Brooks Miller, Lindsay Wikle, Erika Eisenoff, Ross Bromberger, and William Whitehead. “These 6 individuals perform excellent work for our clients,” said Hedrick Gardner’s managing partner Paul Lawrence. “We are excited to […]
