Workers’ Comp Lawyers in Bluffton, SC
Workers’ compensation attorneys in and next to Bluffton, and the notice and claim deadlines South Carolina sets after a job injury.
For a workers’ compensation lawyer in Bluffton, SC, McDougall Law Firm, Liberty Oak Law Firm, Smith Law and The Brown Firm list workers’ comp or work injury. South Carolina requires notice to your employer within 90 days and a claim within two years of the accident.
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Bluffton Facts for Workers’ Comp
- Tell your employer
- South Carolina law says no compensation is payable unless the employer is told within 90 days of the accident, with exceptions the commission can accept (SC Code § 42-15-20).
- File a claim
- A claim must be filed with the Workers’ Compensation Commission within two years of the accident (§ 42-15-40).
- Occupational disease
- The two years start only once the employee is definitively diagnosed and notified.
- Repetitive trauma
- Notice is due within 90 days of discovering the condition is compensable, and a claim within two years, no more than seven years after the last injurious exposure.
- Four firms in this area
- Smith Law, McDougall Law Firm, Liberty Oak Law Firm and The Brown Firm each list workers’ comp or work injury on their own websites.
Workers’ Compensation Attorneys in Bluffton, SC
How we chose these: Bluffton and Okatie law firms that list workers’ compensation or work injury among their practices on their own websites. Each card lists the facts you can check, including where the office is. Horton & Associates and Peacock Law Group, on the personal injury page, do not list workers’ comp.
10 State Rd S-7-50, Bluffton, SC 29910
Phone: (843) 612-8655
Workers’ comp for first responders and people working from home, plus car, truck, golf cart and boat accidents, wrongful death and medical malpractice.
Why it’s listed: Its site breaks workers’ comp into work injury, first responders and working from home. Reviewers describe honest expectations about the outcome and staff who work hard on the case.
- Where:
- State Rd S-7-50, 2.0 mi from Belfair Towne Village and 2.1 mi from Buckwalter Place
- Courts:
- Beaufort, Colleton and Jasper counties
- Consultation:
- Free, calls answered around the clock
110 Traders Cross Suite 101, Okatie, SC 29909
Phone: (843) 279-8475
Work injury, along with car, motorcycle, semi truck and pedestrian accidents, slip and fall, wrongful death and medical malpractice.
Why it’s listed: Lists work injury as one of its practice areas and offers free consultations around the clock, with offices in Bluffton, Okatie, Beaufort and Savannah. Reviewers describe regular updates and a lawyer who explained the process.
- Where:
- Traders Cross in Okatie, 1.1 mi from Sun City and 1.9 mi from Buckwalter Place
- Consultation:
- Free, 24 hours a day
200 Okatie Village Dr #103, Bluffton, SC 29909
Phone: (843) 705-4400
Workers’ comp and personal injury, alongside real estate, estate planning, probate, elder law and business law.
Why it’s listed: Its site says the firm handles cases across South Carolina, with a focus on Beaufort, Jasper, Colleton, Hampton, Georgetown, Charleston and Horry counties. Reviewers mostly write about estate and probate work, with prompt replies by email, phone and text.
- Where:
- Okatie Village Dr, 0.5 mi from Sun City and 1.7 mi from USCB Bluffton campus
- Other office:
- Pawleys Island
39 Persimmon St Ste 601, Bluffton, SC 29910
Phone: (843) 671-5550
Workers’ comp is the first practice area on its list, followed by personal injury, real estate, LLC formation and medical malpractice, across South Carolina.
Why it’s listed: Reviewers include real estate agents who describe smooth transactions, and an owner whose HOA dispute over a mailbox color was handled promptly. They call the team responsive and easy to reach.
- Where:
- Persimmon St, 0.8 mi from Belfair Towne Village and 1.6 mi from Old Town
- Serves:
- The whole state, says its site
Workers’ Comp Deadlines in South Carolina
Two clocks run after a job injury. First, tell the employer: no compensation is payable unless the employer is given notice within 90 days of the accident, unless the Workers’ Compensation Commission accepts a reasonable excuse and finds the employer was not prejudiced (SC Code § 42-15-20). Second, file a claim with the commission within two years of the accident, or of the death if the accident was fatal (§ 42-15-40).
Illness and repeated strain are treated differently. For an occupational disease, the two years do not start until a definitive diagnosis and notice of it. For a repetitive trauma injury, notice is due within 90 days of when the employee discovered, or could have discovered, that the condition is compensable, and the claim within two years of that, but no more than seven years after the last injurious exposure. A Bluffton workers’ comp attorney can tell you which clock applies.
Agreements Go to the Commission
When an employer and an injured worker agree on compensation more than seven days after the injury, a memorandum of the agreement with a full medical report must be filed with the commission within 15 days, or the agreement is voidable by the worker or dependents (§ 42-17-10). Ask any firm on this page who files it.
After a Job Injury in Bluffton
Bluffton has urgent care centers, hospitals and doctors, and a work injury is the kind of thing to document at the first visit. If someone other than your employer caused the injury, such as a driver, the personal injury lawyers on the sister page may also apply. The Bluffton lawyers page covers the other practices, from closings to estate planning.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who are the workers’ comp lawyers in Bluffton, SC?
Smith Law, McDougall Law Firm, Liberty Oak Law Firm and The Brown Firm each list workers’ compensation or work injury on their own websites. McDougall Law Firm and Liberty Oak Law Firm are in Bluffton, Smith Law is on Okatie Village Drive, and The Brown Firm is on Traders Cross in Okatie.
How long do you have to report a work injury in South Carolina?
Notice to the employer is due within 90 days of the accident, with exceptions the Workers’ Compensation Commission can accept (SC Code § 42-15-20). Repetitive trauma notice is due within 90 days of discovering the condition is compensable.
How long do you have to file a workers’ comp claim in South Carolina?
Two years from the accident, filed with the commission (§ 42-15-40). For an occupational disease the two years start only after a definitive diagnosis and notice of it, and a repetitive trauma claim must be filed no more than seven years after the last injurious exposure.
Do Bluffton workers’ comp lawyers offer free consultations?
McDougall Law Firm and The Brown Firm both advertise free consultations. Ask Smith Law and Liberty Oak Law Firm when you call.
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