NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1979 SESSION

CHAPTER 714

SENATE BILL 765

AN ACT TO RETITLE THE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION ACT AS THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  G.S. 97-1 is rewritten to read:

"§ 97-1.  Short title. — This Article shall be known and cited as The North Carolina Workers' Compensation Act."

Sec. 2.  The following sections of the General Statutes are amended by deleting the word "workmen's" whenever that word appears and inserting in lieu thereof the word "workers'", and are amended by deleting the word "Workmen's" whenever that word appears and inserting in lieu thereof the word "Workers'".

15A-405(b)                                         97-108                                                 115-160

20-185                                                 97-109                                                 115-192

58-72(15)                                            97-110                                                 130-11(5)

58-131.36(8)                                       97-113(a)                                            143-166.5

69-25.8                                                97-114                                                 143-296

97-13(b)                                              97-115                                                 160A-164

97-45                                                   97-116                                                 160A-282

97-52                                                   97-117                                                 160A-283

97-64                                                   97-122                                                 166A-14(b)

97-105                                                 105-228.5                                            143B-491(b)

97-107                                                 115-159.1                                            115D-21

Sec. 3.  Section 1 of Chapter 86, Session Laws of 1979 is amended by deleting the word "Workmen's", and inserting in lieu thereof the word "Workers'".

Sec. 4.  Chapter 97 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:

"§ 97-1.1.  References to Workmen's Compensation. — Any reference in any act, public or local, to the 'Workmen's Compensation Act', 'Workmen's Compensation', or 'workmen's compensation' shall be deemed to refer respectively to 'Workers' Compensation Act', 'Workers' Compensation' or 'workers' compensation'."

Sec. 5.  Any and all forms that are prepared by the State and in existence at the time of the effective date hereof may be used notwithstanding the fact they refer to "Workmen's" instead of "Workers'".

Sec. 6.  This act shall become effective July 1, 1979.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 30th day of May, 1979.