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Workers' Compensation Law Blog
The South Carolina Workers' Compensation Law Blog provides timely information and updates on legal issues related to the practice of workers' compensation law in the Palmetto State.
New Podcast: Investigations And Workers’ Compensation Claims
Collins & Lacy’s attorney Rebecca Rayner has had the pleasure of speaking with Joe Paonessa of J.P. Investigative Group to help you understand what role investigations play in workers’ compensation cases. Head here to tune in to this new Legal Bench episode, recorded live at the 2021 South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Educational Association Meeting in… Continue Reading
New podcast: Burn Injury Management And Workers’ Compensation
South Carolina has a new state-of-the-art burn injury center within MUSC in Charleston, and Collins & Lacy’s attorney Lauren Trask caught up with its Chief of Burn Surgery at the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Educational Association Meeting in Myrtle Beach. Dr. Steven Kahn explains the latest procedures for burn treatment in the new episode of… Continue Reading
New podcast: Safety For Major Road And Bridge Construction
What training and risk management strategies are utilized by a large road and bridge construction company? Collins & Lacy Workers’ Compensation attorney, Jennifer Newman, speaks with Jeffrey Hanson of the United Infrastructure Group on today’s podcast episode. Listen here.
Court of Appeals finds death due to alcoholism is not compensable claim under the Workers’ Compensation Act and addresses bad faith in denying medical treatment
The Court of Appeals issued an interesting ruling relating to the compensability of death due to alcoholism and a claimant’s right to allege bad faith. Specifically, the Court held Claimant’s ultimate death due to alcoholism was not causally related to his right rotator cuff injury—incurred roughly two years prior. In support of this, it appears the… Continue Reading
Is there exposure for South Carolina employers requiring employees to be vaccinated for COVID?
Ashley Kirkham is a shareholder at Collins and Lacy where she focuses her practice on Columbia worker’s compensation defense representing employers and their carriers against claims and disputes throughout South Carolina. Obviously, COVID-19 is new and has only been around for a little over a year at this point, but the law that we are… Continue Reading
South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission Confirms Maximum Compensation Rate
From the Collins & Lacy Workers’ Compensation team: The South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission has confirmed the maximum compensation rate for injuries occurring in 2021 is $903.40, an increase of $36.74 from 2020’s rate. The rate is based on the average of South Carolina wages from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020. The mileage reimbursement… Continue Reading
South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission to Reactivate Fines for Reports and Forms on May 1, 2020
As of May 1, 2020, the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission will begin to issue fines for reports and forms not timely filed by their respective due date. The Commission briefly suspended issuing fines at the end of November 2019 during the implementation of KERMIT. Now is the time to review your South Carolina claims… Continue Reading
Workers’ Compensation Commission announces Maximum Compensation Rate for 2020
The South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission has confirmed the maximum compensation rate for injuries occurring in 2020 is $866.67, an increase of $20.93 compared to the 2019 rate. The minimum compensation rate remains $75.00 per statute. The 2020 medical/pharmacy mileage reimbursement rate has decreased to $0.575 per mile, a half penny decrease from the 2019… Continue Reading
FDA approval could impact workers’ compensation: Generic form of Lyrica significantly reduces medical exposure
On July 22, 2019, the FDA announced approval for a generic version of Lyrica, a popular drug for nerve pain. The patent for Lyrica expired on June 19, 2019. lyrica generic Vs Name Brand Lyrica Lyrica currently costs roughly $9 a pill, while the generic version costs about 57 cents per pill. This drastically reduces prescription… Continue Reading
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