[COLUMBIA, GREENVILLE S.C. August 15, 2016] – Collins & Lacy, P.C. is pleased to announce six of its attorneys in multiple practice areas have been honored by Best Lawyers in America © 2017. The annual list is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey conducted by Best Lawyers, the oldest and most… Continue Reading
Best Lawyers in America Honors Seven Collins & Lacy Attorneys with One Named as 2016 Lawyer of the Year
[COLUMBIA, S.C. August 17, 2015] – Collins & Lacy, P.C. is pleased to announce that seven of its attorneys in multiple practice areas have been honored by Best Lawyers in America © 2016, one of whom has won the prestigious 2016 Lawyer of the Year award. The annual list is based on an exhaustive peer-review… Continue Reading
Tension Between Form 21 Hearings and the Mediation Statute
At the last business meeting, the Workers’ Compensation Commission grappled with tension between the requirement to hold a hearing within 60 days on an Employer’s Request for Hearing and the requirement that cases alleging permanent and total disability must be mediated prior to a hearing under the new mediation statute. Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann.… Continue Reading
New 2% Net Present Value Rate is Now Effective
June 27, 2014. Perhaps not a day that will “live in infamy,” but it is important nonetheless to stakeholders of the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation system. Prior to June 27, 2014, all lump sum payments were commuted at a 5% discount. The regulation became the rule when it was published in the State Registry June… Continue Reading
Updated Settlement Conference Procedures
Post by Ellen Adams The South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission recently issued an Advisory Notice regarding settlement conferences. The Commission requires a Form 14B from the authorized treating physician be submitted at the time of the request for the settlement conference for all cases arising on or after July 1, 2007. The Carrier may submit… Continue Reading
Greg Line Announces His Retirement from the SCWCC
Post by Ellen Adams It is with mixed emotions that I write this blog. Today we learned that Greg Line, the Director of Claims at the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission, announced his retirement effective July 1, 2013. Greg has been at the Commission since 1981. Anyone who has had the opportunity to interact with… Continue Reading
Workers’ Comp Alert: Mandatory Mediation is Officially Approved, CLE Courses on Mediation Available
Mandatory Mediation is Officially Here Written by Rebecca Halberg This week, the South Carolina General Assembly approved the Mediation Regulations (R 4286). The purpose of the regulation is to establish a defined mechanism to resolve disputes without the necessity of a hearing. The regulations will become effective once they are published in the South Carolina State… Continue Reading
Workers’ Comp Mandatory Mediation is Officially Here
Certified Mediator Stan Lacy Post by Collins & Lacy’s Rebecca Halberg The South Carolina General Assembly approved the Mediation Regulations (R 4286) on May 13, 2013. The regulations will become effective once they are published in the South Carolina State Register, most likely on June 28, 2013. Thereafter, cases subject to mediation must be mediated… Continue Reading
One Step Closer – Joint Resolution adopted for Mediation Regulations
The Senate Judiciary has adopted a Joint Resolution approving R 4286, Mediation Regulations. The mediation regulations for the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission have been a recurring theme of the Collins & Lacy blogs of late. Post by Ellen Adams Commission Executive Director Gary Cannon tells me if the General Assembly takes no further action, the regulations will… Continue Reading
SC Senate Unanimously Confirms Attorney Aisha Taylor to the Workers’ Comp Commission
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
