Professional Associations

N.C. Industrial Commission webmaster Robert W. McDowell last updated this list of Professional Associations on March 30, 2009. Please e-mail any comments and suggestions for additional sites to:  Robert.McDowell@ic.nc.gov/.

Business and Industry

• National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)—http://www.nfib.org/
  “The National Federation of Independent Business is the nation’s largest advocacy organization representing small and independent businesses.”

• NCFREE—http://www.ncfree.com/
  This web site is “under construction.” “NCFREE’s Mission: To foster a politically educated and involved North Carolina business community that will take the leadership role in the election of legislators who will advance and defend the individual and corporate right to succeed.”

• North Carolina Citizens for Business and Industry (NCCBI)—http://www.nccbi.org/
  “NCCBI is a non-profit, non-partisan membership association that is North Carolina’s largest and most influential business organization. Highly regarded for more than 50 years as “The Voice of Business” in North Carolina, NCCBI serves as the state chamber of commerce and lobbies the General Assembly on economic development issues, environmental protection, support for the public schools, and many other issues of interest to the business community.”

• North Carolina Restaurant Association (NCRA)—http://www.ncra.org/
  “The North Carolina Restaurant Association (NCRA) is a not-for-profit trade association based in Raleigh, North Carolina. The purpose and mission of the association is to protect and promote the state’s $7 billion commercial foodservice industry made up of over 24,000 restaurants and other commercial foodservice establishments that provide over 240,000 full-time and part-time jobs.”

• U.S. Chamber of Commerce—http://www.uschamber.org/
  “The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the world’s largest federation representing an underlying membership of more than three million business and organizations of every size, sector, and region.”

Information

• Information Industry Association—http://www.infoindustry.org/
  “Established in 1968, the Information Industry Association (IIA) represents more than 550 companies involved in creating, distributing, and facilitating the use of information in print and digital formats.”

Insurance

• ARIAWeb—http://www.aria.org/
  “ARIAWeb is a World Wide Web server that provides information concerning the programs and services offered to members and friends of the American Risk and Insurance Association (ARIA).”
  • InsWeb--Insurance Research Center Online (formerly RISKNet)—http://www.insweb.com/research/default.htm
    InsWeb topics include auto, life, home and renters, health, and other types of insurance, including workers’ compensation insurance.

• National Association of Insurance Commissioners—http://www.naic.org/
  “The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) is the organization of insurance regulators from the 50 states, the District of Columbia and the four U.S. territories. The NAIC provides a forum for the development of uniform policy when uniformity is appropriate.”

• National Council on Compensation Insurance, Inc.—http://www.ncci.com/index.htm
  “NCCI (National Council on Compensation Insurance, Inc.), headquartered in Boca Raton, Fla., is the nation’s largest workers compensation and health care informatics corporation. The corporation provides database products, software, publications and consultation services to state funds, self insureds, independent bureaus, agents, regulatory authorities, legislatures and more than 700 insurance companies.”

Legal

• North Carolina Advocates for Justice (NCAJ)—http://www.ncatl.org/
  “The North Carolina Advocates for Justice [formerly North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers] is a nonprofit, nonpartisan association dedicated to protecting people’s rights through professional and community legal education, championing individual rights, and protecting the safety of North Carolina’s families—in the workplace, in the home, and in the environment.”

• North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys (NCADA)—http://www.ncada.org/
  “The N.C. Association of Defense Attorneys brings together civil trial attorneys to promote the exchange of information, ideas, and litigation techniques, and to strengthen the practice, improve the skills, and enhance the knowledge of lawyers defending individuals and businesses in North Carolina.”

• North Carolina Bar Association (NCBA)—http://www.ncbar.org/
  “[This web site] is the North Carolina Bar Association’s online presence, providing legal resources for attorneys and members of the public.”
   
• NCBA Workers’ Compensation Section—http://workerscomp.ncbar.org/
  “The Workers’ Compensation Section represents both plaintiff and defense attorneys on its council and addresses both perspectives in its newsletter. The Workers’ Compensation Section appoints a representative to meet periodically with the Industrial Commission to review issues of interest to member attorneys.”
   
• North Carolina State Bar—http://www.ncbar.com/
  “The North Carolina State Bar is the state agency responsible for regulating the practice of law in North Carolina.”

Workers’ Compensation

• International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC)— http://www.iaiabc.org/
  “The International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions serves the needs of the workers compensation system through promoting efficient and far sighted regulation and administration of the law.”

• South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Educational Association (SCWCEA)— http://www.scwcea.org/page.php?p=home
  “The South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Educational Association (SCWCEA) is a not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to promote, encourage, and conduct educational programs and seminars, and to prepare and distribute educational materials for the benefit of its members and the general public pertaining to the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act and its administration by the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission.”

• Southern Association of Workers’ Compensation Administrators (SAWCA)— http://www.sawca.com/
  “The Southern Association of Workers’ Compensation Administrators was organized in Jackson, Mississippi in 1949. The first regional association of the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions, SAWCA has been a leader in the field of workers’ compensation for over forty years. Seventeen states--Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia--and one territory--Virgin Islands--represent SAWCA’s Active members through their respective state workers’ compensation agencies.”

• Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI)—http://www.wcrinet.org/
  “The Workers Compensation Research Institute is an independent, not-for-profit research organization providing high-quality, objective information about public policy issues involving workers’ compensation systems.”

• Workplace Injury Litigation Group (WILG)—http://www.wilg.org/
  “The Workplace Injury Litigation Group is a national nonprofit association of attorneys who are dedicated to advancing just and fair remedies for workers who are victims of occupational injury or disease. The group acts principally to assist attorneys in advocating the rights of injured workers through education, communication, research, and information gathering.”

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