The South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission has confirmed the maximum compensation rate for injuries occurring in 2020 is $866.67, an increase of $20.93 compared to the 2019 rate. The minimum compensation rate remains $75.00 per statute. The 2020 medical/pharmacy mileage reimbursement rate has decreased to $0.575 per mile, a half penny decrease from the 2019… Continue Reading
Collins & Lacy Announces Workers’ Compensation Inn of Court
Stanford E. Lacy American Inn of Court holds banquet & business meeting in Columbia COLUMBIA, S.C – Collins & Lacy launched the Stanford E. Lacy American Inn of Court on Tuesday evening in Columbia. The law firm’s founding partner Stan Lacy has taught workers’ compensation law at the University of South Carolina School of Law… Continue Reading
Top Five Form Fines from the S.C. Workers’ Comp Commission
Ashley R. Kirkham provides information for claims professionals and employers in order to help prevent fines from the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission. 12A First Report of Injury. $200 initial fine, $5 per day for each additional day the form is not submitted. When a Notice of Claim (either by a Form 50 or letter… Continue Reading
New Governor, New State Legislative Session, New Workers’ Compensation Laws?
The 122nd South Carolina General Assembly convened for its first regular session on January 10, 2017. There are a few bills proposed in the House and Senate regarding the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act. Some bills are similar to bills proposed in recent years that did not become law, and a few are new proposals.… Continue Reading
Another Year, a Higher Maximum Compensation Rate
We generally are pleased with the economy when it grows and income rises. Last year was no different. While income increased on average only a small percentage, our maximum compensation rate, which is tied to the state’s average income, rose with it. The 2017 maximum compensation rate is $806.92. It is equal to the average weekly… Continue Reading
Collins & Lacy, P.C. Grows with the Addition of Two Attorneys
[COLUMBIA, S.C. – November 16, 2016] – Collins & Lacy, P.C. is pleased to announce the expansion of the firm with the addition of two attorneys, Stephanie L. Mascella and Jennifer B. Honeycutt. Mascella is an associate practicing in the areas of retail & hospitality law, professional liability, and transportation & trucking law in Collins… Continue Reading
Employers May Now Be Responsible for Injuries Sustained on Public Roads
The South Carolina Supreme Court essentially abandoned 19 years of court precedence by finding the divided premises rule applies to injuries sustained while on a public street traveling from one employer-controlled location to another employer-controlled location. The state’s highest court, with all justices agreeing, overturned the single commissioner, full commission, and state Court of Appeals… Continue Reading
Collins & Lacy, P.C. Co-Founder Part of National Workers’ Compensation
[COLUMBIA, S.C. September 7, 2016] – In addition to contributing to Collins & Lacy, P.C.’s Workers’ Compensation blog, the firm’s co-founder, Stan Lacy, is now an author of a national workers’ compensation professors blog, which includes posts from university professors from around the country. The purpose of this new resource is to provide clients and… Continue Reading
There’s a New Blog in Town
I am about to begin my thirty-fifth year teaching workers’ compensation as an adjunct professor at the USC School of Law. Last month, I received an email from Mike Duff who teaches workers’ compensation at the University of Wyoming asking if I would like to join him and a core group of workers’ compensation professors… Continue Reading
Finally! A South Carolina Questions & Answers Guide to Workers’ Compensation
The Collins and Lacy team partnered with Practical Law to create a South Carolina Questions and Answers Guide to Workers’ Compensation. This guide provides employers, adjusters, and other workers’ compensation professionals with a basic overview of the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act and relevant case law. It will answer your general South Carolina workers’ compensation… Continue Reading
