South Carolina Coronavirus Cases Continue to Rise
While South Carolina’s economy has been reopening following coronavirus restrictions and the news related to COVID-19 has generally been positive, troubling reports have started to appear in recent days. On…
Steinberg Law Firm Cases That Made a Difference: Curiel v. Environmental Management Services
The South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act provides that all injured workers, including minors and aliens, are entitled to benefits through the workers’ compensation system. However, that does not necessarily stop…
South Carolina Workers’ Compensation and Coronavirus: Light Duty Workers Entitled to Benefits During Coronavirus Pandemic
Any employee who was working light duty but now cannot do so due to the coronavirus is entitled to temporary total disability payments through South Carolina workers’ compensation. Workers’ compensation…
S.C Legislators Continue to Push for Greater Workers’ Compensation Protections for Healthcare Workers and Essential Employees Who Contract COVID-19
New reporting suggests that addressing the coronavirus in South Carolina and other states in the South could be difficult as states move to lift restrictions on movement and businesses. The…
Coronavirus Concerns: Fired for Filing South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Claim
While understandable that employees are worried about losing their jobs during the coronavirus crisis, employees should know that their jobs are protected if they are injured on the job and…
Evidence of Long-Term Health Impairments from the Coronavirus Emphasize the Importance of Workers’ Compensation for South Carolina Healthcare Workers Contracting the Virus
Medical reports from treating the coronavirus indicate lasting health impacts for those infected. These reports heighten concerns that the coronavirus causes long-term impairment for which infected healthcare workers should receive…
Minnesota Enacts New Law to Expand Workers’ Compensation Protections for Coronavirus Infections
While debate continues in South Carolina as to whether to expand workers’ compensation protections for first responders and healthcare workers battling COVID-19, the Minnesota legislature took action this week passing…
Infected Healthcare Workers Receive Workers Compensation Protection in Washington State
The State of Washington, the first place in the United States to have a massive outbreak of COVID-19, also known as the coronavirus, announced that it is taking steps to…
Concerns about Workers’ Compensation Benefits for First Responders Sickened by Coronavirus in South Carolina
Earlier this month, WMBF News in Myrtle Beach reported on concerns by first responders sickened with coronavirus — like firefighters, EMTs and police officers. According to the report, many essential…
Death of New Orleans’ Nurse From Coronavirus Highlights the Workplace Risks South Carolina’s Healthcare Workers Face
Healthcare workers face an increased risk of contracting the coronavirus, which can be very serious, leading to a need for a ventilator and a risk of death. Initial reports from…
Can COVID-19 Be an Occupational Illness Covered Under South Carolina’s Workers’ Compensation Laws?
Under South Carolina’s workers’ compensation laws, an “occupational disease” is “a disease arising out of the course and scope of employment which is due to hazards in excess of those…
Healthcare Workers Exposed to COVID-19
If you believe you have been infected with coronavirus (COVID-19) at your workplace in South Carolina, especially if you are a healthcare worker, you may be eligible for South Carolina…
Cases I Am Most Proud Of: Sellers v. Pinedale Residential Center, 350 S.C. 183 (2002)
When we say “Get the Firm behind you,” it is not just a slogan, it is what we do. The decision in the Sellers case was the result of the…
Attorney David T. Pearlman of Steinberg Law Firm Obtains $1.68 Million Settlement in South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Case
A Charleston man who suffered a stroke after undergoing surgery to repair a shoulder injury he sustained on the job has received a $1.68 million settlement in a confidential South…
What if I am Fired While Receiving Workers’ Compensation?
South Carolina is what is known as an “employment at-will” state. This means that your employer can fire you at any time, for any reason or no reason, except because…
SC Workers’ Compensation Expansion Bill for Emergency Responders
Emergency responders must deal with a lot of challenges. There are the physical hazards that are part of their line of work and then there are not so obvious challenges…
Who Chooses the Doctor in a Worker’s Compensation Claim?
Millions of people in South Carolina get injured at work every day. After getting injured on the job or becoming sick, the employee may not be able to work. To…
Value of a South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Claim
If an employee suffers an on-the-job injury in South Carolina, the employer must pay the employee’s medical expenses and workers’ compensation benefits. An employee may settle a workers’ compensation claim…