{"id":6024,"date":"2014-01-02T09:00:48","date_gmt":"2014-01-02T14:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.duncanlawonline.com\/?p=6024"},"modified":"2014-01-02T09:00:48","modified_gmt":"2014-01-02T14:00:48","slug":"what-is-a-form-28u-in-workers-compensation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.duncanlawonline.com\/staging\/8350\/what-is-a-form-28u-in-workers-compensation\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is A Form 28U In North Carolina Workers' Compensation?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Arriving<\/a>Once you have received the doctor\u2019s permission to do so, you can attempt a trial return to work (for no longer than a nine month period).\u00a0 What happens if you, on your trial return to work, realize your work related injury is still not allowing you to complete your job?\u00a0 If your trial return is unsuccessful, you have the right to request that your compensation continue.\u00a0 Once you stop working you would need to immediately fill out Form 28U<\/a>; Employee\u2019s Request that Compensation be Reinstated After Unsuccessful Trial Return to Work (G.S. 97-32.1).<\/p>\n

Form 28U will tell your employer, the insurance carrier, and the Industrial Commission you are still suffering from your work related injury and cannot continue work.\u00a0 You will have to fill out a section explaining when you came back to work, how long your trial period lasted, and the reason why you can no longer work.\u00a0\u00a0 You will then take this form to your treating physician who will sign it if they believe your workers\u2019 compensation injury is preventing you from continuing your trial return to work.\u00a0 If your trial return to work is through a different employer, you must also fill out the \u201cEmployee\u2019s Release and Request for Employment Information\u201d section as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Once you have received the doctor\u2019s permission to do so, you can attempt a trial return to work (for no longer than a nine month period).\u00a0 What happens if you, on your trial return to work, realize your work related injury is still not allowing you to complete your job?\u00a0 If your trial return is … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6024","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-workers-compensation"],"yoast_head":"\nNC Workers' Comp Form 28U Explained | Duncan Law<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Form 28U reinstates your NC workers' comp benefits after a failed trial return to work. 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