When you’ve been in the workers compensation industry for almost 40 years, you see a lot of changes. A few decades ago, workers’ compensation was a gold mine for claimants’ attorneys. The joke then was that, to win, all a claimants’ attorney had to do was show up at the hearing with a client. And… Continue Reading
The Second Injury Fund: Gone but not Forgotten
Post by Suzy Cole The Second Injury Fund (SIF) is no longer accepting claims, but what happens to the ongoing claims when the SIF closes on June 30, 2013? That’s the $64,000 question. A group of insurance industry representatives and self-insurers are working with the South Carolina Budget and Control Board to find an answer. The… Continue Reading
SCSIA Reports on Second Injury Fund, Prescription Drug Noncompliance & Uninsured Employers
Post by Suzy Cole The South Carolina Self-Insurers Association, Inc. (SCSIA) is a great organization dedicated to supporting employers self-insured for workers’ compensation in South Carolina. Under the direction of President David Benenhaley, the SCSIA also is an effective voice at the South Carolina General Assembly and before the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission. Many of South Carolina’s largest employers… Continue Reading
SC Self Insurers Forum Brings Attention to Apportionment
As the first workers’ comp attorney from the G’vegas office to take on the blogging duties -Greetings from Greenville! Post by Suzy B. Cole My first post is about the South Carolina Self-Insurers Association (SCSIA) Annual Members-Only Forum my partner Rebecca Halberg and I attended this past April. From the substantive program to the networking,… Continue Reading
SC Self Insurers Forum Brings Attention to Apportionment
As the first workers’ comp attorney from the G’vegas office to take on the blogging duties -Greetings from Greenville! Post by Suzy B. Cole My first post is about the South Carolina Self-Insurers Association (SCSIA) Annual Members-Only Forum my partner Rebecca Halberg and I attended this past April. From the substantive program to the networking,… Continue Reading
Why the Mail will Stop on July 1, 2011
Post by Christian Boesl Don’t worry; I am not Nostradamus or Glenn Beck. I am not predicting the Federal Government will shut down because of a budget crisis (although I would not be surprised if it did), but I am predicting that mail carrying “required information” will not reach the South Carolina Second Injury Fund… Continue Reading