North Carolina § 97-1 - Short title.

§ 97-1. Short title.

This Article shall be known and cited as The North Carolina Workers' Compensation Act. History (1929, c. 120, s. 1; 1979, c. 714, s. 1.) Cross References. - As to application of this Chapter to incapacitated State law-enforcement officers, see G.S. 143-166.14. As to the inapplicability of this chapter to prisoners working pursuant to G.S. 162-58, see G.S. 162-61. Legal Periodicals. - For case law survey on workers' compensation, see 41 N.C.L. Rev. 409 (1963); 44 N.C.L. Rev. 1069 (1966); 45 N.C.L. Rev. 983 (1967). For survey of 1977 workers' compensation law, see 56 N.C.L. Rev. 1166 (1978). For note discussing the nonexistence of a private right of action for retaliatory discharge resulting from pursuit of workers' compensation benefits, see 15 Wake Forest L. Rev. 139 (1979). For note on workers' compensation and retaliatory discharge, see 58 N.C.L. Rev. 629 (1980). For comment on injury by accident in workers' compensation, see 59 N.C.L. Rev. 175 (1980). For note on occupational disease under workers' compensation statute, see 16 Wake Forest L. Rev. 288 (1980). For survey of 1980 administrative law, see 59 N.C.L. Rev. 1032 (1981). For survey of 1982 law on workers' compensation, see 61 N.C.L. Rev. 1243 (1983). For comment discussing the North Carolina Workers' Compensation Act in light of Hoyle v. Isenhour Brick & Tile Co., 306 N.C. 248 , 293 S.E.2d 196 (1982), see 19 Wake Forest L. Rev. 513 (1983). For note discussing proof of causation requirement in occupational disease cases, in light of Rutledge v. Tultex Corp./Kings Yarn, 308 N.C. 85 , 301 S.E.2d 359 (1983), see 7 Campbell L. Rev. 99 (1984). For survey of North Carolina construction law, with particular reference to workers' compensation, see 21 Wake Forest L. Rev. 633 (1986). For note discussing workers' compensation and mental injuries, in light of 79 N.C. App. 483, 340 S.E.2d 116, disc. rev. denied, 317 N.C. 334 , 346 S.E.2d 140 (1986), see 65 N.C.L. Rev. 816 (1987). For article on "North Carolina Construction Law Survey II," see 22 Wake Forest L. Rev. 481 (1987). For note discussing the exclusive remedy requirement for the scheduled injuries section of the North Carolina Workers' Compensation Act, see 66 N.C.L. Rev. 1365 (1988). For note, "Roberts v. Burlington Industries - Workers' Compensation for the Death of a Good Samaritan," see 66 N.C.L. Rev. 1377 (1988). For article, "Smoking in the Workplace: Who Has What Rights?," see 11 Campbell L. Rev. 311 (1989). For article, discussing the protection of nonsmokers' rights in the workplace, see 11 Campbell L. Rev. 339 (1989). For note, "Workers' Compensation - Death Knell of a Good Samaritan!," commenting on Culpepper v. Fairfield Sapphire Valley, 93 N.C. App. 242, 377 S.E.2d 777 (1989), see 12 Campbell L. Rev. 121 (1989). For note, "The Intentional-Tort Exception to the Workers' Compensation Exclusive Remedy Immunity Provisions: Woodson v. Rowland," see 70 N.C.L. Rev. 849 (1992). For article, "An Analysis of the Retaliatory Employment Discrimination Act and Protected Activity under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of North Carolina," see 15 Campbell L. Rev. 29 (1992). For note, "North Carolina's Expansion of the Definition of 'Intentional' in Exceptions to the Exclusivity of Workers' Compensation: Is Legislative Action 'Substantially Certain' to Follow? - Woodson v. Rowland", see 27 Wake Forest L. Rev. 797 (1992). For Survey of Developments in North Carolina Law (1992), see 71 N.C.L. Rev. 1893 (1993). For survey, "The North Carolina Workers' Compensation Act of 1994: A Step in the Direction of Restoring Balance," see 73 N.C.L. Rev. 2502 (1995). For survey, "Vernon v. Stephen L. Mabe Builders: The Requirements of Fairness in Settlement Agreements Under the North Carolina Workers' Compensation Act," see 73 N.C.L. Rev. 2529 (1995). For article, "The Substantial Certainty Exception to Workers' Compensation," see 17 Campbell L. Rev. 413 (1995). For note, "The Fairness Requirement for a Workers' Compensation Agreement - The Effect of Vernon v. Steven L. Mabe Builders," see 17 Campbell L. Rev. 521 (1995). For a survey of 1996 developments in the law regarding prisoner rights, see 75 N.C.L. Rev. 2428 (1997). For a survey of 1996 developments in workers' compensation law, see 75 N.C.L. Rev. 2505 (1997). For comment, "A Proposal to Reform the North Carolina Workers' Compensation Act to Address Mental-Mental Claims," see 32 Wake Forest L. Rev. 193 (1997). For comment on the reality of work-related stress, see 20 Campbell L. Rev. 321 (1998). For legislative survey on worker's compensation, see 22 Campbell L. Rev. 253 (2000). Survey of Developments in North Carolina Law and the Fourth Circuit, 1999: Revisiting Rutledge: A Survey of Recent Developments in Occupational Disease Law Under the North Carolina Workers' Compensation Act, 78 N.C.L. Rev. 2083 (2000). For casenote, "Nickel and Dimed: North Carolina Court Blocks Carolina Panthers' Attempt to Avoid Payment of Workers' Compensation Benefits to Injured Athletes," see 28 N.C. Cent. L.J. 241 (2006).