Kee v. CAROMONT HEALTH, INC.

CALABRIA, Judge.

Caromont Health, Inc. (“Caromont”) and Key Risk Services, Inc. (collectively “defendants”) appeal an Opinion and Award of the North Carolina Industrial Commission (“the Commission”) refusing to enforce defendants’ mediated settlement agreement with Andre M. Kee (“paintiff’). We affirm.

I. Background

Plaintiff was employed as a Certified Nursing Assistant for Caromont. On 15 January 2008, plaintiff reported to Caromont that she had injured her back while turning a patient in a hospital bed. Caromont reported plaintiff’s injury to the Commission on 21 January 2008. After the…