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When a disabled worker seeks to extend his temporary total disability benefits beyond the 500-week cap in G.S. § 97-29(b), he no longer has the benefit of the presumption of continuing disability described in Watkins v. Central Motor Lines, 279 N.C. 132, 181 S.E.2d 588 (1971). Instead, he must once again prove that he is

On a matter of first impression, the court construes the “extended benefits” available under G.S. § 97-29(c), i.e., temporary total disability benefits past the usual 500 weeks, to be available under the same terms as temporary total disability benefits; however, a plaintiff seeking extended benefits no longer enjoys a presumption of continuing disability and must ...

For years, workers' compensation insurers in North Carolina have been able to enjoy a windfall in some cases that involved temporary workers or those who