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January 2017 Blog

  • 2017 SC WC Fundamentals

    I hope you are all having a wonderful, prosperous 2017. As we do every year, our Workers’ Compensation group has created an information sheet on South Carolina Workers’ Compensation laws, which includes information about scheduled members, SC forms, and compensation rates.  Please save this to your desktop for easy reference.  Of course, if you have…

    Posted 1/24/2017
  • Fundamentals Series: Preexisting Conditions in SC

    Although we typically use our blog to report news and developments in SC Workers’ Compensation Law, from time to time it helps to get back to basics.  We hope our “Workers’ Comp Fundamentals” series will be useful as a learning tool for those who are relatively new to the world of workers’ compensation, while providing…

    Posted 1/11/2017
  • End of the Year Odds and Ends at the SC WCC

    Happy New Year Everyone!  Here are a few updates on some changes you can expect at the Commission in 2017. 1. The SCWCC issued an Advisory Notice on December 1, 2016 which reads as follows: Regulation 67-902(B) governs the discovery of beneficiaries when a fatality has occurred as a result of a work related injury….

    Posted 1/4/2017