Insurance Journal: College workers stricken with cancer should seek remedy through the workers’ compensation system, and injured students can bring negligence lawsuits, not claims that their constitutional rights have been violated, attorneys for North Carolina State University said in asking a court to dismiss a high-profile lawsuit brought over hazardous chemicals in a campus building.

One man and 10 women who developed breast cancer while studying or working at NCSU’s Poe Hall filed suit in January, arguing that the university had sundered protections provided by the state constitution...

Workers’ comp. claims may not allow much relief for the workers. As of January 2025, North Carolina workers’ compensation law provided no presumption that certain diseases are caused by workplace exposure, according to the Workers’ Compensation Research Institute. Several other states have established presumptions for classes of workers, such as firefighters and other first responders who develop some types of cancers, heart disease or psychological trauma.

You can read (or listen to!) the full article here.  The WCRI research in question is Workers’ Compensation Laws as of January 1, 2025.  View the study's page on our website for more information, including details on how you can get a copy and keep up-to-date on this important topic!