Workers' Compensation
Our attorneys represent employees who are harmed, damaged, or diseased in employment
related accidents. The individuals must be impaired or disabled either in
whole or in part. This includes the aggravation of a preexisting injury.
These claims are to recover lost wages and cover medical treatment expenses against
private industry employers and their workers' compensation insurers.
Workers' Compensation is a type of insurance that nearly all South Carolina employers
are required by law to provide for their employees. Every South Carolina employee,
with notable exceptions, is presumed to be covered by the state workers' compensation
law.
Workers' compensation pays for injuries incurred on the job, including:
- Injuries on the employer's premises
- Injuries incurred while traveling on the job
- Occupational diseases
- Heart attacks on-the-job
- Heart attacks away from work
- Chronic trauma
- Mental or emotional illness
According to S.C. law, you should report all injuries at work to your employer immediately
and request medical treatment, if needed. You may lose your right to recover
based on a workers' comp claim if you do not notify your employer within 90 days.
Additionally, you must file your claim for benefits within two years after the accident
or your may lose your right to recover.
If your medical treatment totals $2,500 or more, your employer or its insurance
company must report your claim to the S.C. Workers' Compensation Commission.
Other claims that must be reported include those that are denied by the employer
or insurance company, those involving employees out of work more than seven days,
and those in which employees are permanently impaired, scarred or burned.