{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-97-32.1","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 97-32.1","heading":"Trial return to work.","body":"Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 97-32, an employee may attempt a trial return to work for a period not to exceed nine months. During a trial return to work period, the employee shall be paid any compensation which may be owed for partial disability pursuant to G.S. 97-30. If the trial return to work is unsuccessful, the employee's right to continuing compensation under G.S. 97-29 shall be unimpaired unless terminated or suspended thereafter pursuant to the provisions of this Article. (1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 679, s. 4.1.)","path":["Chapter 97. Workers' Compensation Act.","Article 1. Workers' Compensation Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_97/GS_97-32.1.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:14:12Z","sha256":"77a5f2b887f5e3a854afeea6ab96f2d20b044d8b6a9180dd4959b645d5cb4808","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-97-32","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-97-32.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}