Post by Managing Partner Ellen Adams Please join me in congratulating our Aisha Taylor, who has just been unanimously confirmed by the South Carolina Senate as a Workers’ Compensation Commissioner. Aisha was appointed to the position in early December, and her swift confirmation process has received praise from the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce. Aisha Taylor is one… Continue Reading
Governor Appoints Collins & Lacy’s Aisha Taylor to South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission
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
Collins & Lacy Attorneys Discuss Social Media Risk at South Carolina Association of Counties Annual Conference
Collins & Lacy employment law attorneys Michael Pitts of Greenville and Aisha Taylor of Columbia will speak at the South Carolina Association of Counties Annual Conference regarding social media and risk management on Monday, August 6, 2012. Their presentation, entitled “Socially Challenged: How to Manage Your Social Media Risk in a Linked-In World,” will teach government agencies best… Continue Reading
Can you state that to a Reasonable Degree of Medical Certainty?
The South Carolina Supreme Court recently weighed in on the standard of evidence required to prove (or disprove) a repetitive trauma claim. In Michau v. Georgetown County, the Court held that medical opinions related to causation submitted in repetitive trauma claims must be stated to a reasonable degree of medical certainty. Post by Aisha Taylor… Continue Reading
Takeaways from a Recent Workers’ Comp Seminar
Post by Aisha Taylor You may have seen my tweets on Twitter (if not follow me @AudacityEsq) But just in case, here’s a summary of the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Educational Association (SCWCEA) Seminar. I attended the SCWCEA One Day Seminar this past Friday entitled “Power Up.” Many of the state’s workers’ compensation practitioners were present along with… Continue Reading
Important Things to Remember About 3rd Party Actions
Basic PrinciplesThe Ultimate Wrongdoer Should Pay. Post By Aisha Taylor Where the employee is injured because of the negligence of a stranger, the stranger does not enjoy the protection of the exclusivity doctrine under the Workers’ Compensation Act. As professor Lex Larson notes, “The concept underlying third party actions is the moral idea that the ultimate… 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 care… Continue Reading
Our Next Blogger is Aisha Taylor: An NCAA National Champion
Post by Christian Boesl Our next blogger is Aisha Taylor. Aisha is my colleague in our workers’ compensation practice and our employment law practice group. She also has the office right next to mine, which works out well for me because I consider her more than a colleague, she is my friend. Aisha Taylor Aisha knew… Continue Reading