Is there a fresh new way to approach the claims process when dealing with workers’ compensation matters?
New Podcast: Investigations And Workers’ Compensation Claims
Collins & Lacy’s attorney Rebecca Rayner has had the pleasure of speaking with Joe Paonessa of J.P. Investigative Group to help you understand what role investigations play in workers’ compensation cases. Head here to tune in to this new Legal Bench episode, recorded live at the 2021 South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Educational Association Meeting in… Continue Reading
New podcast: Burn Injury Management And Workers’ Compensation
South Carolina has a new state-of-the-art burn injury center within MUSC in Charleston, and Collins & Lacy’s attorney Lauren Trask caught up with its Chief of Burn Surgery at the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Educational Association Meeting in Myrtle Beach. Dr. Steven Kahn explains the latest procedures for burn treatment in the new episode of… Continue Reading
New podcast: Safety For Major Road And Bridge Construction
What training and risk management strategies are utilized by a large road and bridge construction company? Collins & Lacy Workers’ Compensation attorney, Jennifer Newman, speaks with Jeffrey Hanson of the United Infrastructure Group on today’s podcast episode. Listen here.
FDA approval could impact workers’ compensation: Generic form of Lyrica significantly reduces medical exposure
On July 22, 2019, the FDA announced approval for a generic version of Lyrica, a popular drug for nerve pain. The patent for Lyrica expired on June 19, 2019. lyrica generic Vs Name Brand Lyrica Lyrica currently costs roughly $9 a pill, while the generic version costs about 57 cents per pill. This drastically reduces prescription… Continue Reading
Supreme Court Upends Back Ratings
The Supreme Court of South Carolina ruled claimant’s ability to hold gainful employment does not, alone, preclude a finding of total and permanent disability based on more than 50% to the back. Further, the Supreme Court decided that regional spine impairments were actually impairments to the “back” within the meaning of the Act. This is… Continue Reading
S.C. Court of Appeals Addresses Exemption of Employers from Workers’ Compensation Act
Whether an Employer regularly employed four or more employees, and thus, was subject to the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act and the Notice Requirement were fully addressed by the South Carolina Court of Appeals in Hartzell v. Palmetto Collision, LLC, and South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Uninsured Employers Fund, Opinion No. 5176 (S.C. Ct. App. File October 9, 2013). The… Continue Reading
S.C. Court of Appeals Finds Insured Liable for Earned Premiums on Workers’ Comp Policies
On January 9, 2013, in an unpublished opinion, the South Carolina Court of Appeals found (1) an insured was liable to its insurer for final premiums based upon remuneration paid to the insured’s employees; and (2) the insurer did not act in bad faith by cancelling the insured’s workers’ compensation policy where the insured failed… 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… Continue Reading
S.C. Supreme Court Case Reversal
Sandra Bartley v. AllendaleCountySchool District, Employer, and South Carolina School Board Insurance Trust, Carrier, Respondents Hearing Date – March 1, 2011 Filed April 11, 2011 A recent South Carolina Supreme Court case has emphasized the need for carriers, employers and their respective counsel to be vigilant in examining claims involving aggravation of a preexisting… Continue Reading
