Briggs v. Debbie's Staffing, Inc.

DAVIS, Judge.

*207 In this workers' compensation appeal, we revisit the issue of whether an employee is required to present expert medical evidence in order to establish that the conditions of his employment placed him at a greater risk than members of the general public for contracting a disease. Willard Briggs appeals from the opinion and award of the North Carolina Industrial Commission denying his claim for workers'

*208 compensation benefits in which he alleged that his asthma resulted from his working conditions. Because we conclude the Industrial Commission properly found that Briggs failed to…