Year: 2018

If you are injured on the job in South Carolina, you have a number of rights. For instance, most workers who get hurt on the job have the right to receive workers’ compensation benefits. Those rights, unfortunately, do not come with…

Many nursing homes in South Carolina face the problem of understaffing. For some of these nursing homes, the problem reflects a national shortage of qualified nurses – one that is “on the cusp of becoming a crisis,” according to The Atlantic….

Drowsy driving contributes to far too many auto accidents in South Carolina. The National Sleep Foundation considers driving while fatigued to be just as dangerous as driving while impaired by alcohol or drugs. This is why we welcome Uber’s recent announcement that…

Seven inmates died and at least 17 others suffered serious injuries in a nearly eight-hour-long prison riot that started Sunday night at Lee Correctional Institution in Bishopville, the Associated Press reports. The Charleston Post and Courier called the riot “the deadliest episode of…

A few years ago, ProPublica published a report on how states compensate workers if they get hurt on the job and lose use of a body part. As the report notes, it is truly a “patchwork of laws.” Workers’ compensation benefits vary from state…

As a parent, you may find that it’s tough to talk with your teen about safe driving. This is because most teens tend to think that they are invincible. They may not realize the risk of getting into a car accident or consider the…

A train crash involving a Amtrak passenger train and an unmanned CSX freight train in Lexington County, South Carolina near Columbia, has left at least two people dead and over 100 injured. While experts are still trying to determine exactly…

Everything seems like it’s going fine. Your loved one appears to be happy and comfortable in the nursing home, and from what you have observed, the staff provides professional and compassionate care. Then, one day, your loved one gets a…