On December 17, 2018, the Full Commission approved the maximum compensation rate for 2019 at $845.74 for injuries arising on and after January 1, 2019. The Commission established the maximum compensation rate based on two thirds of the certified average weekly wage as reported by the South Carolina from July 1, 2017 through June 30,… Continue Reading
Commission Adopts Administrative Order to Implement Electronic Payment of Compensation
At the June 19, 2017 Business Meeting of the Full South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission, the Commissioners adopted an administrative Order pending changes to the regulations of the Commission to implement the option of electronic payment of compensation to injured workers. Although Section 42-9-450 was adopted by the legislature and signed by Governor McMaster on… 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
Collins & Lacy Attorneys Selected to Serve on Statewide Legal Committees
[COLUMBIA, S.C. September 25, 2014] – Collins & Lacy, P.C. is pleased to announce Andrew Cole will serve as chair of the Practice and Procedure Committee for the South Carolina Bar for 2014-2015, and Blakely Molitor will serve on the Narcotics Use Advisory Committee for the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission. As chair of the… Continue Reading
Commissioner Andrea C. Roche Announces Resignation
According to the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission (SCWCC), Commissioner Andrea C. Roche has announced her resignation. The following is courtesy of the SCWCC. Commissioner Andrea Roche submitted her letter of resignation from the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission to Governor Haley today. The resignation is effective July 31, 2014. Commissioner Roche is returning to private practice.… Continue Reading
