Amends GS 97-29 (Rates and duration of compensation for total incapacity) subsection (a) to increase the minimum weekly compensation for total disability from $30 to $50. Requires the Industrial Commission to increase the maximum weekly compensation provided under the statute based on the percentage change of the Consumer Price Index over the previous year, beginning July 1, 2026, and annually thereafter.

Amends GS 97-31 (Schedule of injuries; rate and period of compensation), to make the maximum compensation for serious facial or head disfigurement $56,000, serious bodily disfigurement $28,000, and loss or permanent injury to any important external or internal organ or part of the body $56,000. Requires the Industrial Commission to increase the maximum compensation for these injuries based on the percentage change of the Consumer Price Index over the previous year, beginning July 1, 2026, and annually thereafter.