Workers Compensation

The Jebaily Law Firm is proud to announce Suzanne H. Jebaily’s election to the Board of Directors for the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Education Association (SCWCEA). This organization helps to provide South Carolina residents with educational resources and programs pertaining to the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act. About the SC Workers’ Compensation Education Association (SCWCEA)…

An injured worker going through the workers’ compensation process in South Carolina will likely be tasked with attending doctors’ appointments, scheduling and attending hospital visits, obtaining necessary medical equipment and prescription medications and participating in physical therapy. In some cases, the workers’ compensation insurance carrier may employ a nurse case…

On-the-job injuries are common. They can occur in a variety of different occupations. Thousands of employees are killed each year in these types of accidents. Millions more suffer serious and often disabling injuries. When you have been injured at work, workers’ compensation benefits can often provide a safety net in…

Workers’ compensation provides insurance benefits for employees injured on the job. Under South Carolina law, most businesses with four or more full-time employees must carry workers’ compensation insurance. However, a bill introduced earlier this year in the South Carolina legislature may allow certain employers to “opt out” of the state-supervised…

A proposal in the South Carolina legislature would make workers’ compensation insurance optional for most employers, effectively eliminating the financial protection provided for workers who are injured in job-related accidents. The proposal was introduced in the South Carolina Senate on April 16 as S.B. 674, a bill to repeal South…