Land Sees Debate on Workers' Camp Law Changes
Columbia Sen. John Land leads a push for state lawmakers to elect seven members of the workers' compensation commission and to allow injured workers to choose doctors. The plan includes lowering the premium tax on workers' comp insurance from 4.5 percent to 1.5 percent and extends benefits for permanently and totally disabled workers. The joint committees will draft a legislative package after late January hearings with business groups and worker advocates weighing in.
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Workers’ Compensation Commission
John Land
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Workers’ Compensation Study and Review Committee
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Attorneys Association
Russell Munn
State Chamber
Munn
E. Blair Rice Jr
Workers’ Compensation Task Force
Coalition of Business
Dustry
South Carolina
Robert Kneece Sr
Environment Dominant In Survey Matches 1989 Goals
The South Carolina Sierra Club platform and a House priorities survey align on hazardous waste reduction, medical waste handling, wetlands and scenic rivers protection, and beachfront management. Legislators anticipate a busy winter addressing neglected environmental issues and beach waste incidents.
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Charles Sharpe
Aiken County
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Doug Bryant
State Department of Health and Environmental Control
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Four Citizens Appointed To Committees In SC
The South Carolina Supreme Court named four private citizens with no law practice to boards reviewing ethics complaints against lawyers and judges. Chief Justice George T. Gregory said lay members will offer fresh, public-service perspectives on confidential disciplinary panels. Lillie B. Herndon and Carl Horton, both from Columbia and Rock Hill respectively, join the Judicial Discipline and Standards Commission. Earl Middleton of Orangeburg and Robert Coleman of Greenville sit on the executive Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Disciplines.
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South Carolina
George T. Gregory
Gregory
Supreme Court
Judicial Discipline and Standards Commission
Board of Commissioners
Lillie B. Herndon
Carl Horton
Rock Hill
Earl Middleton
Orangeburg
Robert Coleman
Greenville
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