Rules Review Commission to Take up Industrial Commission Regs. Dec. 17

The North Carolina Rules Review Commission will consider a proposed regulation that would mandate electronic filing and make housekeeping changes for efficiency and consistency during a meeting Dec. 17 in Raleigh. The Industrial Commission has proposed a change to Administrative Code Section 10A.0108 that will require claims administrators to subit documents, such as appeals of awards, applications, responses and compromise settlement agreements to the commission electronically. Claimants and employers without legal representation would be exempt. Other minor changes proposed include a requi...