The issue was addressed by the Court of Appeals in the case of Jervey v. Martint Environmental, Inc., Opinion No. 4930 (filed January 23, 2012). Post by Founding Partner Stan Lacy In 1996, South Carolina’s workers’ compensation system changed radically. Prior to June 18, 1996, our system required the parties enter into a Form 15… Continue Reading
Archives for January 2012
Legal Pushback From Businesses Delays NLRB Posting Regulation
Collins & Lacy Employment Law Practice Group Chair Christian Boesl reports in the latest Employment Law Answers E-Newsletter: The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has agreed to postpone its regulation requiring employers to post a notice informing employees of their right to organize a union. The NLRB says it has determined postponing the rule would… Continue Reading
E-Verify Deadline January 1, 2012: Is Your Business in Compliance?
Collins & Lacy employment law attorney Aisha Taylor understands employers’ frustrations with immigration and employment laws, but stresses that proactive compliance is a must to keep your business out of court. Amendments to the South Carolina Illegal Immigration Reform Act went into effect with the new year. Click here to learn what the penalties are… Continue Reading
Social Media Policy Review: NLRB Memo Prompts a Second Look
Collins & Lacy employment law attorney regularly helps clients create and revise social media policies for their employees, requiring a watchful eye on the latest National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) memos concerning social media and its impact on employees’ rights to address workplace concerns. In a recent issue of Employment Law Answers E-Newsletter, Charles dissects the… Continue Reading
SC WCC Revises Commuted Value Table
Post by Pete Dworjanyn At the regular business meeting on January 17, 2012, the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission approved a revised 5% Commuted Value or Net Present Value Table as authorized by SC Statute 42-9-301 and Regulation 67-1605. The new table was approved in order to correct calculation errors in the previous table. It is… Continue Reading
Fourth Circuit Rules in Favor of Insurer That Refused to Defend Inmate
Fourth Circuit Rules in Favor of Insurer That Refused to Defend Inmate Finds Inmate Is Not Covered as a “Volunteer Worker” On January 20, 2012, in an unpublished opinion, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled in favor of an insurer that refused to defend an inmate in a lawsuit over… Continue Reading
Founding Partners Selected for Leadership in the Law Awards
[January 24, 2012, Columbia, SC ] Collins & Lacy, P.C. is pleased to announce that founding partners, Joel Collins and Stan Lacy have been selected as recipients of the South Carolina Lawyers Weekly 2012 Leadership in the Law Awards. They will be recognized at the Leadership in the Law awards dinner on Thursday, March 15th, 2012 at the… Continue Reading
Law gives plaintiffs right to know details of defendant’s insurance coverage
The homepage of SC Lawyers Weekly today has an article relating to Collins & Lacy attorney Jack Griffeth’s recent post about a little-known element of the newly-enacted South Carolina Fairness in Civil Justice Act of 2011, which became effective January 1, 2012. It discusses how insurance companies must now, under certain conditions, disclose the automobile coverage… Continue Reading
SC WCC Considering Regs for Mandatory Mediation:
Here is a recent article featured on WorkCompCentral concerning Mandatory Mediation in South Carolina. It’s been a topic of several articles on this blog, including one from Founding Partner Stan Lacy who is also quoted in the below story. Click here to read past posts on this subject. Comp Commission Considering Regs for Mandatory Mediation… Continue Reading
Make it Meaningful – 4th Circuit Court Rules on Underinsured Motorist Coverage
We handle a fair amount of litigation involving Undersinsured Motorist Coverage (UIM). Occasionally, we see the “buyer’s remorse” theme. A motorist is injured due to fault of another, and the motorist’s loss is not adequately compensated by the at-fault party’s bodily injury liability policy. The motorist, having remorse over his failure to buy Underinsured Motorist Coverage from his own liability insurer, then claims that UIM coverage should be afforded anyway, because allegedly there… Continue Reading
