A North Carolina appellate court ruled that an injured prison guard was entitled to interest on his lump-sum permanent partial disability award even though he was collecting temporary total disability benefits up until the permanent disability was awarded.Case: Lewis v. North Carolina Department of Correction, No. COA13-1348, 06/17/2014, published. Facts: James J. Lewis received an award of temporary total disability benefits in September 1994 for his post-traumatic stress disorder. In 2003, the North Carolina Industrial Commission issued him an additional award, finding his PTSD had...
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