Information For Employers
Employers Responsibilities
Employer’s Obligation to Carry Workers Compensation Insurance
For information regarding workers’ compensation insurance requirements, please see the links below for educational PRESENTATIONS in English and Spanish.
Employer's Duties When a Worker is Injured
An employer must immediately report to its Workers’ Compensation insurance carrier any injury or occupational disease, or allegation by an employee of an injury or occupational disease, sustained in the course of employment for which the attention of a physician is needed or actually sought.
If an injury or alleged injury causes the employee to be absent from work for more than one day, or the employee’s medical expenses are greater than $4000.00, the employer or carrier must file with the Industrial Commission a Form 19 “Employer’s Report of Employee’s Injury to the Industrial Commission” within five days of learning of the injury or allegation.
If a Form 19 is filed with the Industrial Commission, the employer or carrier must provide a copy of the Form 19 to the employee, together with a blank Form 18 “Notice of Accident to Employer and Claim of Employee” for use by the employee.
Please see the forms section below for the relevant forms.
See Rule 104 of the Workers’ Compensation Rules of the North Carolina Industrial Commission
Educational Presentations
Understanding Your Workers' Compensation Obligations
Click below to view PDF versions of two PowerPoint presentations on the employer's obligations regarding workers' compensation insurance coverage:
Workers' Compensation Forms
All Employers or Carriers MUST file a Form 19 “Employer’s Report of Employee’s Injury to the Industrial Commission” within five days of learning of any injury or allegation of an injury. Employers should use the following form.
Form 19
This is the first report of injury (FROI) that an employer submits when an employee has a claim. Effective June 1, 2014, all first reports of injury (FROI) for injuries occurring after April 1, 1997 must be filed electronically via EDI unless they qualify for one of two exceptions. The only exceptions to electronic filing of FROI's are claims (1) in which a Form 18 was previously filed and a six-character alphanumeric number has already been assigned, or (2) for an occupational disease in which a Form 18B has already been filed.
If the claim meets one of the two exceptions listed above, use the Standard Form 19 with Instructions below.
Standard Form 19 with Instructions
If the claim meets one of the exceptions outlined above, this PDF version of the Form 19 may be completed and filed via EDFP on the NCIC Online Services Center. A non-insured employer without representation may file the Form 19 using any method described on the form.
Standard Form 18 with Instructions
A blank Form 18 should be provided to the injured worker with a copy of the Form 19. The filing instructions are at the bottom of the form. An injured worker may also file an Electronic Form 18 instead of filing a paper form.
