CategoriesCOVID-19 telecommuting and workers’ comp claims: How can employers minimize risks?
With the rapid spread of COVID-19, many social norms are quickly evolving and shifting. “Social distancing” was a phrase that was previously unknown just a month ago. However, the practice of limiting your contact with those outside of your home has become our new normal. On March 19, 2020, Governor McMaster issued Executive Order No. […]
Sowell Gray Robinson welcomes Meredith Ross as a new associate
COLUMBIA – Sowell Gray Robinson Stepp & Laffitte, LLC is pleased to announce that attorney Meredith Ross has joined the firm as a new attorney. Meredith graduated from the University of South Carolina (USC) Honors College in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science. She earned a master’s degree in elementary education from […]
Compensation for Injuries Sustained for Unexplained Falls Arising in the Course and Scope of Employment
By Gibbs Leaphart The South Carolina Supreme Court reversed two Court of Appeals decisions last week in workers’ compensation. In addressing two similar cases involving level floor falls, the Court apparently sought to clarify the analysis of idiopathic and unexplained falls in workers’ compensation law with what it believed to be shifting the burden to the […]
The 38th Annual SCWCEA Conference Wrap-up, including the importance of file review during the first 150 days of a claim
By Bob Horner The Sowell Gray Stepp and Laffitte workers’ compensation team recently attended the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Educational Association (SCWCEA) 38th Annual Educational Conference in Hilton Head, South Carolina. The Annual Conference is designed to educate those who are involved in workers’ compensation claims in the state, including attorneys, employers, and claims’ adjusters. […]
Workers’ Compensation: Kickball injury arose out of and in the course of employment
In a 3-2 decision, the South Carolina Supreme Court reversed a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission today and held that the claimant was entitled to workers’ compensation benefits for injuries he sustained during a kickball game. The court found that because claimant organized the game as a company “team building event” that claimant was […]
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