When an employee is hurt while performing work-related duties, there is a specialized area of legislation that governs from whom and how much that employee can recover. Worker's Compensation is a benefit that is available to South Carolina employees who suffer an injury that arose out of and in the course of their employment. Examples of work related injuries typically covered by workers' compensation include:
- Neck, back, and knee injuries
- Carpal tunnel/repetitive trauma injuries
- Hearing problems
- Work-related emotional problems
- Work-induced heart attack or stroke
- Occupational diseases such as asbestosis and dermatitis; disfigurement and scarring of face, neck or hands
- Asthma or other work related pulmonary conditions
- Loss of use of limbs
- Eye injuries
Benefits may include payment of all accident related medical expenses, payment of wages while you are recuperating from your injuries, an additional award if you are permanently disabled, the right to return to your job after you recuperate, job retraining if you cannot return to work, and additional compensation for safety violations. We help individual and business clients with all kinds of work-related injuries and related issues that arise in worker's compensation cases, including:
- Whether you were an employee at the time of the injury?
- Was the injury received while you were on the job?
- Was there an injury?
- What benefits are you entitled to?
- Was the injury permanent?
- Are you entitled to a settlement?
- Should you accept a settlement?
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