S.703

Update 1987 Rates/Organs and Disfigurement

Introduced·3/25/25

Updates compensation rates for certain injuries and disfigurement in North Carolina's workers' compensation law.

This bill amends North Carolina's workers' compensation law to increase the maximum compensation for serious bodily disfigurement, loss of internal organs, and other injuries. It sets the compensation for serious facial or head disfigurement at $56,000, for loss of internal organs at $56,000, and for enucleation at $28,000. Additionally, it mandates that the North Carolina Industrial Commission adjust these compensation rates annually based on the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index, starting July 1, 2026.

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History

Mar 26, 2025

Senate

Passed 1st Reading

Mar 26, 2025

Senate

Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

Mar 25, 2025

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Filed