April 2015
Rehearing Procedure
An Appellate Panel of the Workers’ Compensation Commission, on review of a single commissioner’s decision, has the authority to entertain motions for rehearing.
Rhame v. Charleston County School District, Op. No. 27516 (S.C. Sup. Ct. filed April 22, 2015) (Shearouse Adv. Sh. No. 16 at 22).
January 2015
Accidental Injuries
For an accidental injury to be compensable under the workers’ compensation scheme there must only be a causal connection between the employment and the injury.
Nicholson v. SCDSS, Op. No. 27478 (S.C. Sup. Ct. filed January 14, 2015) (Shearouse Adv. Sh. No. 2 at 18).
Idiopathic Injuries
A finding that a fall is idiopathic is not warranted simply because the claimant is unable to point to a specific cause of her fall.
Barnes v. Charter 1 Realty, Op. No. 27479 (S.C. Sup. Ct. filed January 14, 2015) (Shearouse Adv. Sh. No. 2 at 27).