South Carolina Personal Injury & Workers’ Compensation Law Blog
Teens and distracted driving
This year your child turns 15. Your nerves begin to pound as you realize the child you still consider your baby is about to get behind the wheel of a car for the first time. How are you going to live through this? Your novice driver will take to the road with other...
The most common causes of motorcycle accidents
There are few experiences more exhilarating than riding a motorcycle. Every day, millions of people set out on a two-wheeled excursion, eager to feel the wind in their faces as the engine roars beneath them. Unfortunately, riding a motorcycle can also lead to serious...
Court rules passing out in front of your boss is adequate notice
South Carolina has specific procedures that employees must follow regarding workers’ compensation claims. One of the requirements is that you must report an on-the-job injury to your employer as soon as it occurs. You may sometimes need to go an extra step, however....
AFL-CIO: workplace fatalities deserve more attention
The AFL-CIO has published a report called, "Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect," as part of its effort to get employers and employees in South Carolina and across the U.S. thinking once again about workplace fatalities. In 2017, there were 5,147 workplace...
Officers will target speeders during Operation Safe Driver Week
South Carolina truck drivers hate getting speeding tickets, but research shows they reduce traffic-related accidents, injuries and deaths. Due to their effectiveness, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance will be focusing on speeding violations during its annual...
NIOSH releases fact sheet on fall prevention in construction
Every year in the construction industry, falls account for an average of 310 deaths and 10,350 serious injuries. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, they are the leading cause of death among construction workers in South Carolina and the rest of the US. In...
Report outlines ways to make work safer
A group called the Center for Progressive Reform, or CPR, is pushing for reforms that would result in workplaces free from toxic chemicals. In a recently released report, the group claims that there is overwhelming evidence that workers in South Carolina and elsewhere...
Memes and other social media a source of driver distraction
Drivers in South Carolina, as anywhere else in the U.S., can be distracted by a number of things, and phones are at the top of the list. Wakefield Research conducted an online study to which nearly 2,000 U.S. drivers responded, and what it reveals about distracted...
NFPA 70E aims to reduce injuries, improve productivity
For South Carolina employers that need to ensure an electrically safe workplace, NFPA 70E is important. This standard was developed at OSHA's request as a way to balance the organization's top-down approach with efforts coming from private industries themselves....
Self-driving vehicles require further testing
According to a recent Rand report, self-driving cars in South Carolina and throughout the country would need to drive millions, or perhaps billions, of miles before they are truly considered safe vehicles. News reports issued during the past several years have...
