If you are hurt on the job in South Carolina, you generally have the right to benefits from your employer's workers' compensation insurance carrier. Those benefits cover medical treatment and part of your lost wages. In most cases, workers' comp is the only remedy you have against the employer itself.
Sometimes someone other than your employer helped cause the injury. A machine with a defective guard, a subcontractor who left a hazard on the job site, or a careless driver who hit your work truck may be responsible in a separate third-party claim. That claim can include losses workers' comp does not pay, such as pain and suffering. We look at both from the start.
Workplace injuries we handle
- Traumatic brain injuries and closed head injuries
- Head injuries from falls and falling objects
- Shoulder injuries
- Knee injuries
- Slipped, bulging and herniated discs
- Back and neck injuries
- Repetitive injuries such as carpal tunnel syndrome
- Wrongful death claims for families of workers
Third-party claims beyond workers' comp
Workers' comp does not depend on fault, but it also does not pay for everything. When a party other than your employer contributed to the injury, you may be able to bring a claim against them as well. That could be the company that made or maintained the equipment, a general contractor or subcontractor on a shared site, a property owner, or a driver who caused a crash while you were working.
If a third-party claim succeeds, the workers' compensation carrier may be entitled to be repaid from part of that recovery. We account for that when we evaluate the case, so you understand what each claim is worth to you.
Families of workers killed on the job
We also represent families who lost someone in a workplace accident. Workers' compensation provides death benefits to certain dependents, and when someone outside the employer was at fault, the family may also have a wrongful death claim. We handle these cases with care and keep the family informed at every step.
With you through filing and appeals
Comp claims have deadlines, forms and hearings, and the carrier has its own lawyers. We help you report the injury properly, file your claim with the South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission, gather the medical evidence, and present your case at a hearing if the carrier disputes it. If a decision goes against you, we can pursue an appeal.
Your first consultation is free. Injury cases are handled on a contingency fee, so there is no attorney fee unless we recover for you.
