(Anticipated Vacancy)

Salary Recruitment Range: $48,714 - $48,714
Salary Grade: LG03

Mission of the Industrial Commission
The North Carolina Industrial Commission is vested as a court of exclusive and original jurisdiction by the General Assembly to adjudicate and administer the North Carolina Workers' Compensation Act. The Industrial Commission processes over 65,000 workers' compensation injury reports and claims filed annually under the Act. This responsibility includes overseeing and providing for the trial of contested cases as well as administering non-contested cases. Workers who are injured by accident on the job or who contract an occupational disease receive disability and medical benefits as ordered by the Industrial Commission. The Industrial Commission is also a court of original jurisdiction for litigating tort claims against the State under the North Carolina State Tort Claims Act. Additionally, the General Assembly has mandated the Industrial Commission to provide an adjudicated process for Childhood Vaccine-Related Injury claims, Compensation to Persons Erroneously Convicted of Felonies, and Eugenics claims. It acts as a court of exclusive and final jurisdiction for death claims made by families of law enforcement officers, fire fighters, rescue squad workers and civil air patrol members arising under the Public Safety Employees' Death Benefits Act. Each of these adjudicatory systems requires administration of contested and uncontested claims, review of agreements, and supervision of payment of benefits.
Primary Purpose of the Organizational Unit
The NCIC Compliance Division works with businesses operating in North Carolina to ensure compliance with the insurance requirements of the Workers' Compensation Act and to enforce the rules of the North Carolina Industrial Commission. The Compliance Division handles civil cases involving employers who are operating as non-insured employers in violation of N.C. Gen. Stat. §97-93 and N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-94. An employer is considered non-insured if the employer has the requisite number of employees pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-2 and does not carry workers’ compensation insurance or does not obtain certification from the Commissioner of Insurance as a self-insured employer. The Compliance Division investigates referrals to determine whether an employer is compliant with the Workers’ Compensation Act. If the investigation establishes the employer is subject to the Workers’ Compensation Act, an administrative penalty can be assessed for a period that the employer was not insured and was subject to the Act. The Compliance Division also assists the North Carolina Department of Justice with the enforcement and collection of penalty assessments and facilitates adjudication of contested penalty cases and settlements.
Primary Purpose of the Position
The primary purpose of the Paralegal is to (1) interface as a point of contact for the Compliance Division with claimants, employers, attorneys, insurance adjusters, and other Commission personnel, specifically regarding cases pertaining to N.C. Gen. Stat.§§ 97-93, 97-94(b) and (d), and cases set for prosecution by the Assistant Attorney General (AAG) in uninsured workers' compensation claims, penalty assessments, and penalty enforcements; (2) ensure effective administration of penalty cases and collection of penalty assessments; (3) draft complex legal documents, research complex relevant issues, and gather evidence to aid in relaying correct information to claimants, employers, attorneys, and insurance adjusters; (4) provide input on established office policies and procedures and help establish new practices with the aid of the Director and other staff personnel to improve workflow; and (5) provide support to other Paralegals in the section to ensure that the Division has a collective and uniform understanding of evolving law and related policies.

Incentives of NC State Employment:
We value our employees and offer a wide variety of competitive and family-friendly benefits. Benefits to include:

• 12 Annual paid Holidays
• North Carolina State Health Plan administered by Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC
• Supplemental Benefits including: Flexible Spending Accounts, Accident Insurance, Cancer & Specified Disease, Critical Illness, Dental and Vision
• NC State Retirement (TSERS)
• We Save Employee Discounts

Learn more about new hire resources, safety, health, and wellness information, leave options, employee discounts and more by selecting the link below:
https://oshr.nc.gov/state-employee-resources/benefits.

Academic Degrees must be from appropriately accredited institutions and will be verified. If you are selected for a position at DOI/IC, your academic credentials will be verified.
To receive credit for your work history and credentials, you must list the information on the State Application. Any information omitted from your application cannot be considered for qualifying credit.