Wall v. Macfield/Unifi

EAGLES, Chief Judge.

First we consider whether the Full Commission erred in reversing the deputy commissioner’s award to plaintiff and concluding that plaintiff’s claim was time barred under G.S. 97-24. Plaintiff argues that the Industrial Commission does not have jurisdiction over plaintiff’s claim until the employer has filed an accident report with the Commission. After careful review, we disagree.

G.S. 97-24 states that “[t]he right to compensation under this Article shall be forever barred unless the claim be filed with the Industrial Commission within two years after the accident.” North…