Commission Adopts Group 2, Death Benefit Act Rules

The North Carolina Industrial Commission on Monday formally adopted changes to workers’ compensation procedural rules, and amendments to the Public Safety Employees’ Death Benefits Act rules. The procedural rules are known as the Group 2 Rules because they were the second batch of proposed amendments that the commission proposed after reviewing its regulations. They now go the state legislature’s Rules Review Commission for approval.  The Rules Review Commission approved the first batch of rule changes, known as the Group One Rules, on Thursday. They take effect o...