Once temporary total disability (TTD) benefits have begun, the SC Workers’ Compensation Act contains rules for when an employer can stop making TTD payments. Below, we will look at what SC workers’ compensation laws say about when an employer can stop making TTD...
Workers’ Compensation
Can Your Boss Force You Back to Work After an On-the-Job Injury?
Can your employer force you to return to work before you are fully recovered from your on-the-job injury? Injured workers are already under an incredible amount of pressure – recovering from an injury, keeping doctor’s appointments, a reduction in wages (workers’ comp...
What Businesses are Required to Carry Workers’ Compensation Insurance?
What businesses are required to carry workers’ compensation insurance? If your employer does not carry workers’ comp as required by law, they are subject to employee lawsuits, fines, and even jail time.
Can I Quit My Job While Getting Workers’ Compensation Benefits in SC?
Can you quit your job while receiving workers’ compensation benefits? You can, but there could be complications – what are the possible effects of quitting jobs or changing employers?
Workers’ Compensation Appeals in SC
If your employer denies your workers’ compensation claim, you can file workers’ compensation appeals to the Workers’ Compensation Commission, a three-commissioner panel, the Full Commission, the SC Court of Appeals, and the SC Supreme Court.
How to File a Workers’ Compensation Claim in SC
How do you file a workers’ compensation claim in SC? Forms to file a claim and request a hearing, steps to file a workers’ comp claim, reasons why your employer may refuse to file your claim for you.
Impairment Ratings and Maximum Medical Improvement in SC Workers’ Comp Cases
Once your doctor determines you have reached maximum medical improvement, you will be assigned an impairment rating that reflects your loss of ability in the affected body part, and a disability rating that helps to determine your final settlement amount.
What are the Stages of a Workers’ Compensation Claim in SC?
What are the stages of a workers’ compensation claim in SC? Your workers’ comp lawyers in Myrtle Beach, SC can help you at any stage of the proceedings from filing your initial claim to appealing an unfair termination or reduction of your benefits.
Repetitive Trauma/ Repetitive Stress Injuries in the Workplace
Repetitive trauma injuries or repetitive stress injuries in the workplace are covered by workers compensation laws in SC as an “accident by injury,” including carpal tunnel syndrome, bursitis, and tendonitis caused by workplace conditions.
How is “Injury” Defined in SC’s Workers’ Compensation Laws?
How is an injury defined in SC workers’ compensation laws? Is an accident a single event or can it be a series of events? Are diseases, mental injuries, mental illness, heart attacks, or strokes considered an injury under SC workers compensation laws?