Workers Compensation

As the holidays approach, many employees will attend work-related events to celebrate the season and the camaraderie of their co-workers. Employers that sponsor holiday parties often provide alcoholic beverages to encourage workers to relax and enjoy themselves. However, when employees drink too much and then get behind the wheel, they…

Injuries caused by falling objects are among the most common ways people are hurt at work in South Carolina. The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) lists them as one of its major construction hazards – colloquially known as “OSHA’s Fatal Four.” Not only are these injuries frighteningly common, but…

When the COVID-19 pandemic first hit, many non-essential businesses were forced to cease operations. This affected workers in many sectors, including manufacturing. As we approach a sense of normalcy and work starts up again, manufacturing workers and their employers may find that months of working limited hours or not working…

Is the coronavirus an occupational illness? Workers’ comp and employment law is notoriously complex. It is governed by a mass of complex state and federal regulations. If you have been injured on the job or contracted Covid-19, or an occupational illness, the worker’s compensation lawyers at Jebaily Law Firm has the knowledge, resources, and…

While everyone has been forced to make adjustments to cope with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, few have been hit as hard as so-called “essential workers.” Health care workers, grocery stores stockers and checkers, and truckers have faced new, escalating difficulties. We depend on truckers to get food and other vital…

Even before the world found itself gripped by the COVID-19 pandemic, more and more people were working from home. In fact, prior to the pandemic, almost 7 percent of private sector workers were working from home, up from 5 percent in 2010, according to the World Economic Forum. Of course,…

First responders are called upon in many stressful situations – including damaging weather events, gruesome traffic and school bus accidents, gun violence, and fires – every day, if not more than once a day. As a result, most first responders face significant challenges adjusting and coping with what they’ve seen….

Brian S. Yost became one of the Jebaily Law Firm’s four partners in January 2020, but he’s felt like part of the close-knit team since he first began working here in 2013. “It’s a true family dynamic,” said Yost, who handles the firm’s workers’ compensation cases. “We fight like a…

If you are injured while on the job, South Carolina’s workers’ compensation system can provide you with medical care, along with partial wage replacement and other benefits. Employees who are injured in the course and scope of their employment or contract illnesses due to their occupations are generally eligible for…

Ron Jebaily Welcomed into the Workers’ Injury Law & Advocacy Group (WILG) Hall of Fame. In conjunction with the 50th Anniversary of Jebaily Law Firm, we are proud to announce that Ron Jebaily has been welcomed into the Workers’ Injury Law & Advocacy Group (WILG)  Hall of Fame.   What Is…