North Carolina Statutes

§ 97-20 — Priority of compensation claims against assets of employer

North Carolina § 97-20

JurisdictionNorth Carolina

Ch. 97Workers' Compensation Act

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-20 (2026).

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All rights of compensation granted by this Article shall have the same preference or priority for the whole thereof against the assets of the employer as is allowed by law for any unpaid wages for labor. (1929, c. 120, s. 20.)

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§ 97-1

§ 97-1.1

References to workmen's compensation

§ 97-10

Repealed by Session Laws 1959, c. 1324

§ 97-10.1

Other rights and remedies against employer excluded

§ 97-10.2

Rights under Article not affected by liability of third party; rights and remedies against third parties

§ 97-10.3

Minors illegally employed

§ 97-100

Rates for insurance; carrier to make reports for determination of solvency; tax upon premium; wrongful or fraudulent representation of carrier punishable as misdemeanor; notices

§ 97-101

Collection of fines and penalties

§ 97-101.1

Commission may issue writs of habeas corpus

§ 97-11

Employer not relieved of statutory duty

§ 97-12

Use of intoxicant or controlled substance; willful neglect; willful disobedience of statutory duty, safety regulation or rule

§ 97-12.1

Willful misrepresentation in applying for employment

§ 97-13

Exceptions from provisions of Article

§ 97-130

§ 97-131

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