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Workers' Compensation and the NCAA's "Student Athlete"

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I grew up in Chapel Hill, N.C. and graduated from the University of North Carolina when the concept of big-time football was not an issue. In Chapel Hill the NCAA was known primarily for imposing sanctions on basketball and eliminating the Dixie Classic, a holiday tournament in the early 60’s which brought visiting teams to Raleigh to play UNC and N.C.State. Some folks still remember Oscar Robertson and a powerful Cincinnati team leaving after being defeated in that tournament.

Lenders of North Carolina

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You can find lenders that suit you best in North Carolina, from large banks to small private lenders. We have collected some of them so that you can take a closer look at them.

Truist Bank

Truist Bank is a large regional bank offering various loan products and financial services. Bank's goal is to provide individuals, businesses, and communities with financial solutions and guidance to help them reach their goals. They offer mortgage loans, personal loans, home equity loans, and small business loans, as well as investment and insurance services.

Can A Gout Attack Be Triggered By Workplace Trauma?

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Gout is a form of arthritis characterized by sudden, severe attacks of pain, redness and tenderness in joints. Gout occurs when sharp, needle-like urate crystals, formed from high levels of uric acid in the blood, accumulate in a joint, causing inflammation, swelling and intense pain. Uric acid is found naturally in the body, as well as in certain foods, and sometimes the body either produces too much uric acid or the kidneys do not filter enough uric acid out of the blood, leading to a gout attack.

Loans Available in North Carolina

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You can find lenders that suit you best in North Carolina, from large banks to small private lenders. We have collected some of them so that you can take a closer look at them.

In North Carolina, you can choose from a huge number of loan offers that are exactly what you need. For example, personal loans for large purchases and vacations, mortgages for a home, and auto loans for buying new and used cars and other vehicles. Here are some popular loans in the state.

2016 Top Ten Workers’ Compensation Fraud Cases

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Four of the top ten cases in 2016 are from perennial offender California, three from Florida, one each from Massachusetts and Texas, and one involving 20 different states. The misclassification of employees by employers continues to create dramatic financial fraud, with resulting cost shifting, lost tax revenues and hardship to inured employees. As we noted last year, while the “gig economy” pioneered by technology companies has lead to debate about new classifications for workers, these companies remain subject to our laws. We are starting to see widespread litigation and settlements like Uber’s $100 million payment to disgruntled drivers in California and Massachusetts. We’ll keep tracking these new developments in the context of the misclassification and fraud actions that we’ve been tracking for many years.

Eugenics Bill Deadline — June 30, 2014

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Victims of North Carolina’s state-sponsored sterilization program have until June 30, 2014 to file claims for compensation through the North Carolina Industrial Commission’s Eugenics Asexualization and Sterilization Compensation Program. In the early 20th century North Carolina and 31 other states supported eugenics, the science of improving the human population through the control of hereditary qualities. Between 1929 and 1974, the Eugenics Board of North Carolina authorized the forced sterilization of approximately 7,600 people. The victims were classified according to three categories: mental illness, epilepsy and feebleminded (which usually meant a low IQ score). The Board also considered personal factors such as sexual activitiy, whether or not they were hard to control, and whether they were poverty stricken. Most victims were female and some were as young as 10 years old.