Allmon v. Alcatel, Inc.

COZORT, Judge.

In this case, plaintiff suffered a back injury compensable under the North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act. Defendant resisted payment of workers’ compensation benefits due plaintiff, by cutting off benefits despite contrary direction by the Industrial Commission. During the pendency of this workers’ compensation dispute, plaintiff filed a separate federal claim alleging handicap discrimination. The federal discrimination claim was settled out of court in 1990, for a monetary remedy and reinstatement of plaintiff to her former position. The settlement reserved plaintiff’s…