Leto Copeley gave a short presentation this morning to lawyers participating in the annual conference of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice. She explained how the Industrial Commission decides how much an employer needs to pay an injured worker when the worker didn’t work for the employer very long, or was a seasonal worker, before getting hurt. She
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Leto Copeley to speak at ABA seminar on handling harassment in the workplace
Along with fellow employment attorney Richard Vernon, Leto Copeley will be leading an upcoming ABA seminar on Friday, March 30, 2012. For this telephonic seminar, they will be discussing workplace harassment in the legal setting. They will be instructing other attorneys on recognizing harassment, whether it be from a co-worker, client, or even the opposing
CJG files claim for worker who suffered brain injury
Last week, Leto Copeley filed a request for a hearing with the North Carolina Industrial Commission in a workers’ compensation case for a client who suffered a traumatic brain injury after she was hit in the head by a falling object while on the job. The claim is for lost wages, payment of the client’s medical
Retaliation complaint filed
Attorneys Leto Copeley and Valerie Johnson filed a complaint today in Wake County Superior Court in the case of Steven Chaffin v. Mastec North America, Inc. dba Advanced Technologies. The complaint alleges that Mr. Chaffin was terminated from his position of warehouse assistant after reporting a work-related injury to his employer and notifying his employer that he
Leto Copeley files sex abuse lawsuit against Charlotte Diocese
Leto Copeley and Seth Langson, co-counsel from Charlotte, have filed suit against the Charlotte Diocese, alleging that the diocese knew that its priest, Father Farwell, had sexual addition issues. The suit alleges that the Diocese fraudulently concealed that knowledge and that Father Farwell abused a boy in the 1980’s. “Our client has come forth now