Labor Market Survey

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 (

Over the past number of months our professional staff has been involved in several depositions to defend the labor market surveys we developed.  In each deposition, a line of questioning invariably broached is the reasonableness of an injured worker’s independent job search.  Our counselors are asked to review job search logs prepare