When the South Carolina Supreme Court issued its decision in Bentley v. Spartanburg County and S.C. Association of Counties SIF (Opinion No. 27140) in July 2012, there was little doubt the General Assembly would heed the Court’s call for reform of §42-1-160(B) and the requirement of “extraordinary and unusual” conditions to prove a compensable mental-mental injury… Continue Reading
Only Two Prefiled S.C. Bills Directly Address Workers’ Comp
Post by Founding Partner Stan Lacy Of the hundreds of prefiled bills for South Carolina’s upcoming two-year legislative session, only two directly address workers’ compensation. Compare this to 10 for the 2011-12 session, 11 for the 2009-2010 session, and 32 for the 2007-2008 session. If prefiled bills are any indication, it looks like this is going to be a… Continue Reading
Worth Watching in 2013: Bentley Decision leads to Workers’ Comp Reform Bill H. 3147
To borrow a line from the famed 19th century English poet Alfred Lord Tennyson, “Ring out the old, ring in the new.” With the introduction of South Carolina House Bill 3147, some legislators plan on doing that very thing. Proposed H. 3147 was prefiled December 2012 and comes at no real surprise following the South Carolina Supreme Court’s recent… Continue Reading
