If you are injured on the job in South Carolina, your employer is responsible for your mileage to and from the doctor and pharmacy if the trip is more than 10 miles round trip from your home. Sometimes if you need to see a specialist, the specialist can be out of...
Understanding the Most Commonly Used South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Forms
Sometimes in a workers’ compensation case it can seem like everyone is speaking a special language that only they know. The South Carolina workers’ compensation system is form driven, meaning that most everything that is filed with the South Carolina Workers’...
Can I Get Paid for Time that I Miss from Work Due to a Car Accident?
Yes. If you have to miss work because of an injury you received in a car accident, we include those as damages for the accident to the at fault driver’s insurance company. To make a good case for lost wages you have to prove a few things first. You have to prove that...
I’ve Been Released to Light Duty by my Workers’ Compensation Doctor. Now what?
What if the doctor releases me to light duty? You must accept light work if it is offered. If you do not accept the offered light duty, your employer may stop all compensation as long as you refuse to return to work. You have a right to a hearing if you believe that...