Court Reissues Decision Denying Worker's Claim for Psych Injury, Rebuking Commissioner

The South Carolina Court of Appeals withdrew and reissued a decision upholding the denial of a worker’s claim for aggravation of a preexisting psychological condition, though it reiterated its criticism of the commissioner for an “unduly harsh and unwarranted” critique of the worker’s credibility. Case: Rummage v. BGF Industries, No. 5822, 09/23/2021, published. Facts: Vicki Rummage worked the third shift as a weaver for BGF Industries. At about 3 a.m. on May 18, 2012, she fell and struck her head, causing a laceration and scrape marks along her neck. She decline...