North Carolina workers’ compensation laws make coverage mandatory for employers with three or more employees. This includes minors and undocumented workers. On average, business owners pay around 97 cents per $100 of payroll for their workers’ comp insurance, which makes North Carolina tied for 12th for the least expensive for workers’ comp. Even if workers’…
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Jaclyn Moriarty
Jaclyn Moriarty is a writer with our finance team focusing on insurance. Prior to joining Fit Small Business, Jaclyn worked in content marketing for financial services. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism and English from Bradley University and has written for a number of finance and insurance companies, including Insureon and Amica.
When not busy keeping up on all things FinServ, Jaclyn is fond of drinking coffee, reading comics, and watching hockey.
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