You are entitled to compensation at the rate of 66 2/3 percent of your average weekly wage based on the four quarters prior to your injury, not including the quarter in which you were injured, but no more than the maximum average weekly wage determined each year by...
What is Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI)?
The concept of “maximum medical improvement” is one of the most important concepts in South Carolina workers’ compensation claims. The South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act requires that an injured worker be at “maximum medical improvement” (also called MMI) before...
What is Underinsured Motorist Coverage (UIM)?
Underinsured motorist coverage is sometimes referred to as UIM. When another driver causes an accident where you are injured, their liability insurance must pay for your damages. Sometimes the damages suffered are more than the amount of liability insurance the...
Your employer is still responsible for your on-the-job injury even if you have a pre-existing condition.
Many people think that if they have a pre-existing condition, they will not be able to recover for a work injury to the same body part. However, under the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act (South Carolina Code of Laws, Section 42-9-35 (A)) a worker can still...