North Carolina Industrial Commission June 27, 1995, I.C. No. 325546 (Jackson v. Roses Department Stores)

The Workers' Compensation Act is required to be construed liberally to effectuate its purpose to provide compensation for injured workers. Its benefits should not be denied by a technical, narrow or strict construction. Stevenson v. City ofDurham, 281 N.C. 300, 188 S.E.2d 281 (1972); Holloman v. City ofRaleigh, 273 N.C. 240, 159 S.E.2d 874 (1968). In Hoffman v. Ryder Truck Lines, Inc., 306 N.C.