My Experience as a Nurse: An Interview with Attorney Catherine Meehan
Prior to joining the Steinberg Law Firm, attorney Catie Meehan earned a nursing degree and practiced as a registered nurse. In this post, we interviewed Catie on her experiences, her…
Nursing Home Residents Failures to Follow Infection Control Requirements
Reporting from The Washington Post links the severity of coronavirus outbreaks at nursing homes with those facilities’ failures to follow required infection control procedures. Among the violations reported in the…
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…
We Need to Remember and Thank All of South Carolina’s Healthcare Workers Fighting the Coronavirus, Not Just the Doctors and Nurses
As South Carolina struggles with the growing coronavirus pandemic, we express our deepest gratitude to South Carolina’s doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers treating patients infected with COVID-19 and risking…
The Number of Lowcountry Healthcare Workers Infected with COVID-19 Continues to Rise and Hospitals Deny their Employees are Contracting the Coronavirus at Work
The State newspaper reports the number of hospital workers in the Charleston area with confirmed cases of the coronavirus climbed to fifty-five. The State reports those cases include forty-one cases…
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…
South Carolina Healthcare Workers Getting Sicker From Coronavirus Than Others, Due to the Nature of Their Work
The number of coronavirus infections in South Carolina has climbed to 3,553 known cases. Increasingly, Lowcountry healthcare professionals are contracting the illness from their workplace exposures. Troubling findings by CNN…
Stay Safe and Motivated at Home
The Coronavirus has impacted businesses, industries, economies, and social interaction around the globe. Schools have pivoted to virtual classes, employers have promoted working from home, and travel has been restricted…
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…
South Carolina: Please Stay Home for Our Healthcare Workers
By now, you have probably seen hundreds of photographs on social media of nurses, doctors and other healthcare professionals holding signs reading: “I stayed at work for you. You stay…
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…
Steinberg Law Firm’s Announcement About COVID-19
A message to our valued clients, business associates, supporters, and friends: At Steinberg Law Firm, the health, safety and overall well-being of our clients, business associates and the Lowcountry community…
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