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Contact Lawmakers To Stop N.C. Senate Bill 174
N.C. Senate Bill 174, yet another attempt to dismantle the N.C. workers' compensation court system, has been referred to committee in the N.C. House of Representatives. You can read more about Senate Bill 174 in last week's post about the bad bill, which puts insurance company interests ahead of the rights of injured workers. The best way stop Senate Bill 174 is to stop it in committee, before it is put for a vote before the full N.C. House of Representatives. Please call and email members of the N.C. House Committee on Regulatory Reform TOD ...
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SB 174: Justice Delayed=Justice Denied
Our legal system has many checks and balances in place to protect citizens and to ensure that any one group can’t change the rules for their own benefit. But the insurance industry and big business don’t like to play by the rules. And they’re behind yet another bad bill pending in the N.C. General Assembly that would strip away the rights of injured workers and every working person in North Carolina. Senate Bill 174, which today passed the N.C. Senate, threatens the medical and disability benefits of injured workers. The N.C. Industrial ...
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SB 10 Back in N.C. Legislature
Vocal voters helped stop N.C. Senate Bill 10 from becoming law, but efforts to fire the state's workers' comp judges and other members of state appointed boards continue. A new bill to reorganize the N.C. Industrial Commission and other state boards was introduced earlier this week in the N.C. House of Representatives. The new bill, H1011, calls for staggered terms for workers' comp judges and also would include a two-term limit for Industrial Commission members who decide workers' compensation cases. The new legislation seeks would require ...
Read More | No CommentsVoters Stop Governor’s Plan To Fire Workers’ Comp Judges
Gov. Pat McCrory’s plan to fire the workers’ compensation court judges and other members of state appointed boards and replace them with his picks has been defeated, thanks to the efforts of concerned voters like you. In late April, the N.C. House of Representatives rejected a compromise version of Senate Bill 10 by a vote of 116-0. State senators and representatives have been wrangling over the controversial bill for months. We’d like to thank all of you who called, emailed and wrote your elected officials in Raleigh to demand they vo ...
Read More | No CommentsDancing for Children’s Miracle Network
Forget “Dancing with the Stars” and “So you Think You Can Dance.” Those shows have nothing on the Deuterman Law dancers who are shaking their booties, dusting off their breakdancing skills and practicing their pliés for their big moment in the spotlight. The Deuterman dancers will be proving their lawyers (and paralegals, too!) have rhythm and heart when they participate in the 24-hour Elonthon dance marathon. The event, scheduled April 12-13 at Elon University, benefitting Duke Children's Hospital in Durham. The annual dance marath ...
Read More | No CommentsN.C. Senate Bill 10 Still in Conference Committee
You may be wondering what happened with Senate Bill 10, which would have removed all North Carolina workers' compensation court judges from office and allowed the governor to appoint his picks. The bill, which also affects other state boards, quickly passed the N.C. Senate. But the state House amended in an attempt to reign in the governor's power grab. The House version called for a staggered end to terms for workers' comp judges, rather than allowing the governor to fire them all at once. It also included language that would have required ...
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SB10 IS a Power Grab
Here's an update on Senate Bill 10, which seeks to allow Gov. Pat McCrory to remove all workers' comp judges from office, as well as appointed members of other state commissions. These include the Utilities Commission, Environmental Management Commission, Coastal Resources Commission, Lottery Commission and Wildlife Resources Commission. SB10 passed its first reading in the N.C. House of Representatives this week, and it was referred to committee before being put up for a vote in front by the full state House. In a report this week by WRAL, M ...
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The Facts about SB 10
There's a lot of misinformation about N.C. Senate Bill 10, which is heading for a vote in the N.C. House on Tuesday, Feb. 12. If passed, the bill would allow Gov. Pat McCrory to dismantled the state workers' compensation court and other appointed state commissions. It would give the governor the right to remove workers comp judges whose terms have not expired and reappoint a new slate of politically biased judges who favor the interests of insurance and big business over the rights of injured workers. The bill would also remove certain superio ...
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SB 10 is Unconstitutional and an Abuse of Power
Don't allow Gov. Pat McCrory to abuse his power by removing all appointed state government positions, including judges and N.C. Industrial Commission members. The Senate passed the controversial Senate Bill 10 earlier this week, but there's still time to stop this bad and unconstitutional bill from becoming law. Find out who represents you in the N.C. House and demand they vote AGAINST SB 10 to protect the rights of every working person in North Carolina. We've created a informational sheet about SB 10 and the impact it will have on our stat ...
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N.C. Senate Passes SB 10, State House to vote Feb. 12
Unfortunately, the N.C. Senate voted yesterday to pass Senate Bill 10, which would remove all members of the N.C. Industrial Commission and allow the governor to reappoint new members. If this bill becomes law, it would essentially dismantle the Industrial Commission, which decides workers' compensation cases. This would allow Gov. Pat McCrory to handpick new commissioners (who would have to be confirmed by the General Assembly) and to stack the commission with those who put insurance and big business interests above the rights of injured peop ...
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