New Rules Pave the Way for E-Filing of Court Documents

By Michael Whiteley, Eastern Bureau Chiefmike@workcompcentral.comThe South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission (WCC) posted an overhaul of its rules this week that the panel says paves the way for electronic filing of legal documents.The commission posted 36 pages of rules changes that WCC Executive Director Gary Cannon said are mostly devoted to housekeeping of the state workers' compensation regulatory system. But he said the key change is the addition of electronic filing language that would allow the panel to begin its online handling of disputed claims information and to iss...