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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-1 (2026)

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This Article shall be known and cited as The North Carolina Workers' Compensation Act. (1929, c. 120, s. 1; 1979, c. 714, s. 1.)

 

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Cited in 84 cases (9 in the last 5 years), 1951–2026 · leading case: Mehaffey v. Burger King, 749 S.E.2d 252 (N.C. 2013).
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Mehaffey v. Burger King, 749 S.E.2d 252 (N.C. 2013). · cites it 12× “N.C.G.S. §§ 97-1 to -101.1 (2011). The Act places upon an employer the responsibility to furnish “medical compensation” to an injured employee.”
Salter v. E & J Healthcare, Inc., 575 S.E.2d 46 (N.C. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 6× “Plaintiff filed suit on 12 July 2000 setting forth three claims: (1) wrongful discharge in violation of public policy based on N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-1 ; (2) wrongful discharge in violation of public policy based on N.”
Lemmerman v. A. T. Williams Oil Co., 350 S.E.2d 83 (N.C. 1986). · cites it 6× “Williams Oil Company employs more than four persons, and is subject to the provisions of the North Carolina Workers Compensation Act, N.C.G.S. § 97-1, et seq. Our review of the record shows that there is ample evidence to support each disputed finding.”
Roberts v. Burlington Indus., Inc., 364 S.E.2d 417 (N.C. 1988). · cites it 6× “The issue is whether his death arose out of the employment and thus was compensable under the Workers' Compensation Act, N.C.G.S. § 97-1 et seq. We hold that it did not.”
Whitings v. Wolfson Casing Corp., 618 S.E.2d 750 (N.C. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 4× “In her complaint, plaintiff alleged that “Defendant refused to pay Plaintiff any disability benefits arising from her lost time from work when she could no longer operate the finishing machine, including any disability benefits that might have been due Plaintiff under the North…”
Dion v. Batten, 790 S.E.2d 844 (N.C. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 3× “) (noting that N.C.G.S. §§ 97-1 et seq. "gives the employer and its workers' compensation insurer a lien on payments made to the injured employee by any third-party *852 tortfeasor, to the extent of the workers' compensation benefits paid to the employee.”
Riley v. Debaer, 562 S.E.2d 69 (N.C. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 8× “This is the exact argument of the Johnson plaintiffs and, in that case, this Court held that "[t]he North Carolina Workers' Compensation Act (N.C. Gen.Stat. § 97-1 through 97-200) gives the North Carolina Industrial Commission exclusive jurisdiction over workers' compensation…”
Buser v. S. Food Serv., Inc., 73 F. Supp. 2d 556 (M.D.N.C. 1999). · cites it 3× “First, they assert that the claims are barred by the exclusivity provisions of the North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act (“WCA” or “the Act”), N.C.Gen.Stat. § 97-1 et seq. (Br. in Supp.”
Huntley v. Howard Lisk Co., Inc., 573 S.E.2d 233 (N.C. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 3× “It is well-established that our Workers’ Compensation Act [the Act], N.C.G.S. §§ 97-1 to -200 (2001), applies only when an employer-employee relationship exists.”
Barber v. Going West Transp., Inc., 517 S.E.2d 914 (N.C. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 3× “Defendant appealed to the Full Commission which filed an Opinion and Award 15 December 1997 adopting the Deputy Commissioner’s findings, conclusions, and award, but remanding in regards to imposition of a penalty in consequence of defendant’s failure to maintain a policy of…”
Brackett v. SGL Carbon Corp., 580 S.E.2d 757 (N.C. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 2× “Pursuing one’s rights under the Workers’ Compensation Act, G.S. §§ 97-1 et seq. (2003), is a legally protected activity.”
Grant Constr. Co. v. McRae, 553 S.E.2d 89 (N.C. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 2× “Ward suffered serious and permanent injuries from his fall, and brought a valid workers’ compensation claim against Grant for medical expenses, permanent injuries, and lost wages, pursuant to the North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-1 , el. seq. Ward…”
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