{"id":6053,"date":"2014-02-25T11:36:04","date_gmt":"2014-02-25T16:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.duncanlawonline.com\/?p=6053"},"modified":"2015-04-11T04:25:12","modified_gmt":"2015-04-11T04:25:12","slug":"what-is-msc5-report-workers-comp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.duncanlawonline.com\/staging\/8350\/what-is-msc5-report-workers-comp\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is A MSC5 Report In North Carolina Workers Compensation?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-5554\" alt=\"Workers' compensation questions\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duncanlawonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Question-Mark-Man.jpg\" width=\"243\" height=\"242\" \/>An MSC5 report is the report from a mediator in a North Carolina worker\u2019s compensation case. On this form, the <a title=\"Who Selects the Mediator in a NC Workers\u2019 Compensation Case?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.duncanlawonline.com\/who-selects-mediator-workers-comp\/\" target=\"_blank\">worker\u2019s compensation mediator<\/a> reports on the results of the mediated settlement conference between the worker and his or her employer.<\/p>\n<p>The mediator is a person assigned by the <a title=\"North Carolina Industrial Commission\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ic.nc.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Industrial Commission<\/a> or mutually chosen by the attorneys in the case. The majority of the time the mediator is a licensed attorney familiar with workers\u2019 compensation laws. The mediator\u2019s role is to attempt to come to a consensus or mediate the workers\u2019 compensation case in which all parties hopefully come to a settlement before the case would proceed to an actual workers\u2019 compensation hearing.<\/p>\n<p>After the mediation, the mediator fills out <a title=\"Form MSC5\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ic.nc.gov\/forms\/formmsc5.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Form MSC5<\/a> and returns it to the North Carolina Industrial Commission, regardless of the success or failure of the mediation.<\/p>\n<p>In this form, the mediator reports whether the mediation was held, whether the mediation was completed, or why the mediation was not held. The mediator also reports the fees they should receive for the mediation in this North Carolina worker\u2019s compensation case.<\/p>\n<p>A majority of the North Carolina worker\u2019s compensation mediated settlement conferences are successful in coming to a resolution of the case.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An MSC5 report is the report from a mediator in a North Carolina worker\u2019s compensation case. On this form, the worker\u2019s compensation mediator reports on the results of the mediated settlement conference between the worker and his or her employer. 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