Category: Workers’ Compensation

Under South Carolina law, if you work for an employer as an employee any injury claim you have is subject to South Carolina Workers’ Compensation law. South Carolina’s Workers’ Compensation law provides certain benefits for employees, which include medical payments and future compensation…

When it’s your first day on the job, you want to make a good impression. You may even be on a probationary period, and even if not, it’s likely that most of your benefits, including health insurance and paid sick…

Could you be risking life and limb because you are digitally distracted in your workplace? Are you reading this blog post on a phone at work right now? A survey of American workers recently reported by EHS Today found that 14…

If you’ve recently suffered an on-the-job injury in South Carolina, you may be eligible to receive workers’ compensation benefits.  These benefits pay for medical bills and a partial wage replacement of 2/3 of the weekly wages of an injured worker. So,…

Annually in South Carolina, dozens of workers are injured on the job. Despite the fact that many of these accidents involve blue-collar workers such as construction workers, other professions like healthcare workers, manufacturing employees, and even office workers are also at…

If you were injured on the job in South Carolina, your employer’s workers’ compensation insurance company usually chooses the first doctor you’ll see. That doctor’s medical opinion is important, but it is not the only opinion that counts. Many clients…

Starting physical therapy sooner rather than later can significantly improve outcomes and lower costs after workers suffer on-the-job injuries, causing low back pain, a study of nearly 26,000 Workers’ Compensation claims suggests. The study by Workers’ Compensation Research Institute found a strong…

Injured workers navigating the South Carolina workers’ compensation system may find themselves ready to return to work under physical restrictions determined by their workers’ comp doctor.  If you’re in this situation, you must follow these restrictions until you have recovered enough to…