What Is A MSC5 Report In North Carolina Workers Compensation?
An MSC5 report is the report from a mediator in a North Carolina worker’s compensation case. On this form, the worker’s compensation mediator reports on the results of the mediated settlement conference between the worker and his or her employer.
The mediator is a person assigned by the Industrial Commission or mutually chosen by the attorneys in the case. The majority of the time the mediator is a licensed attorney familiar with workers’ compensation laws. The mediator’s role is to attempt to come to a consensus or mediate the workers’ compensation case in which all parties hopefully come to a settlement before the case would proceed to an actual workers’ compensation hearing.
After the mediation, the mediator fills out Form MSC5 and returns it to the North Carolina Industrial Commission, regardless of the success or failure of the mediation.
In this form, the mediator reports whether the mediation was held, whether the mediation was completed, or why the mediation was not held. The mediator also reports the fees they should receive for the mediation in this North Carolina worker’s compensation case.
A majority of the North Carolina worker’s compensation mediated settlement conferences are successful in coming to a resolution of the case.
