VR Insights October 2019: The Significance of 425 Weeks

Within the North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act, what is the significance of 425 weeks and why is 425 weeks more important than 500 weeks?  As those of us who were around on June 24, 2011, when the “new law” went into effect, for claims arising prior to June 24, 2011, there was no limit to Temporary Total Disability (