Employer Reasonably Contested Obligation to Pay Worker's Rent

A North Carolina employer did not mount an unreasonable contest to an injured worker's request that it pay for a two-bedroom, handicapped-accessible apartment so that he would have space to store his medical equipment and supplies, the state's appellate court ruled. Case: Burnham v. McGee Brothers Co. et al., No. COA11-1359, 06/19/2012, published. Facts: Nicholas R. Burnham worked as a dump truck driver and assistant equipment operator for McGee Brothers Co. In April 2008, he delivered a load of logs from a jobsite to a saw mill in the course of his employment. When Burnham arrived at ...