Category: South Carolina
Protect Ya Neck: The Wu-Tang Clan, Independent Contractors and the Potential Expansion of Negligent Hiring Claims
From JDSupra, Matthew Pecoy discusses a recent case in which a federal court asked the Supreme Court…
Factors Determining if a Workers’ Comp Claimant is an Employee or Independent Contractor
In this segment from FoxCarolina, Richard Smith discusses the factors that determine if a worker is…
Can Arbitration Be Enforced Against Non-Signatories to a Contract?
From Lexology, Cheryl D. Shoun discusses a decision by the South Carolina Supreme Court said that a…
New South Carolina Decision Impacts How Employers Classify Workers
From JDSupra, Pierce (Perry) MacLennan discusses a recent case in South Carolina in which an HVAC worker was…
Uber to test version of worker’s compensation for its South Carolina drivers
From the Post and Courier, Thad Moore reports that Uber will be offering drivers in South…
South Carolina Court says mover was not an employee
Findlaw reports a South Carolina Court of Appeals case in which the court determined that the worker (Fergurson)…
Exotic dancer shot by stray bullet eligible for workers comp
From Business Insurance, Stephanie Goldberg reports that an exotic dancer who was shot by a stray bullet after…
Independent Contractor vs. Employee: A Stripper’s Plight
From WCI360 – Workers’ Compensation Institute — “The Single Commissioner and Full Commission found Lewis was not an employee….