Category: Workers’ Compensation

I grew up in the small southeastern Virginia town of Waverly. When I was a kid, it was a great town to grow up in. There were only about 2,000 residents and we all knew each other well. Main Street flourished with locally-owned businesses from Pope’s Grocery Store Continue reading →

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

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…

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…

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…

Most workers in Columbia have a general awareness of a workers’ compensation. If you are injured in an accident while on the job, you can file a workers’ compensation claim to seek benefits. However, many Columbia workers do not realize…