Category: Workers’ Compensation

By: Attorney Ken Harrell Kenny Harrell is the managing partner of the Joye Law Firm. The Joye Law Firm has focused on handling South Carolina personal injury and workers’ compensation cases for over 50 years and has offices in Charleston, Columbia, Myrtle…

In over 30 years of practicing law, one of the biggest lessons I have learned is that personal injury and workers’ compensation lawyers have just as big of an obligation to offer input on medical treatment options as they do…

A few weeks, ago, one of my law firm’s young workers’ compensation lawyers called me clearly hot and bothered. He told me that one of his clients had called him after a doctor’s appointment and claimed that the workers’ compensation…

If you are injured on the job in South Carolina, you have a number of rights. For instance, most workers who get hurt on the job have the right to receive workers’ compensation benefits. Those rights, unfortunately, do not come with…

A few years ago, ProPublica published a report on how states compensate workers if they get hurt on the job and lose use of a body part. As the report notes, it is truly a “patchwork of laws.” Workers’ compensation benefits vary from state…

If you suffer an injury on the job in South Carolina, you will need to take specific steps in order to protect your right to workers’ compensation benefits. Here, we take you through some of the basic steps that the process…

Workplace accidents can happen in any job. However, there are certain occupations that are more dangerous to employees than others, even when employers are careful to abide by all safety rules and regulations. Fortunately, those who are injured at work…

Back injuries are among the most commonly occurring workplace injuries. In fact, according to data provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, nearly 180,000 American workers miss time on the job each year due to a back injury. This includes thousands…