Social media allows us to be more involved in each other’s lives. This can be a good or bad thing! Have you ever opened Facebook to see a picture of a co-worker doing something fun in the middle of the day and thought, gee, isn’t she supposed to be sick today? It is possible that
Workers' Compensation
RGIS inventory worker struck by falling object in big box store wins workers’ compensation case
An injured worker represented by Leto Copeley has won her workers’ compensation case against her employer at the North Carolina Industrial Commission. The worker had the job of going to various retail stores to count their inventory. On the day of her injury, she was at a large home improvement chain store counting curtain rods, when a
Leto speaks to workers’ comp lawyers about weekly benefits for injured workers
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
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