Post by Managing Partner Ellen Adams This is a very exciting week for Collins & Lacy! Governor Nikki Haley has appointed one of our attorneys to serve as commissioner on the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission. Aisha Taylor is one of our comp team rock stars. Her appointment is very well deserved, and her success is inevitable… Continue Reading
Keep your claims down by keeping your company well
Post by Aisha Taylor The overall health of an employee can have a drastic impact on whether or not that employee sustains a work-related injury. Preexisting diabetes, obesity and mental illness can largely increase the lifetime cost of a claim resulting in increased indemnity and medical payouts for the insurers, increased insurance premiums for the… Continue Reading
The Impact of Diabetes & Other Obesity-Related Conditions on Workers’ Compensation Claims
Post by Aisha Taylor There is an obesity epidemic in this country. Obesity’s impact on the workplace is profound, with employer paid, obesity-related health care costs approaching $8 billion per year. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), obesity and associated health conditions, particularly diabetes, are responsible of the increase in employee health… Continue Reading
