January 2016 Blog

SC Section 42-1-360 describes the exemption of casual employees from coverage under the Workers Compensation Act, and certain other employers from the requirement of providing workers compensation insurance coverage for their injured workers.  Some of the listed exemptions are so commonly known that they never arise in a state claim setting,( or if they do,…

One of the first things we learned as newly mentored workers’ compensation attorneys is that an injury or accident that occurs while traveling to or from work is outside the course and scope of employment and, therefore, not compensable.  The South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Statute and case law have long held that workers are not…