Bill Would Revise Criteria to Serve on WCC

Legislation that would revise the criteria for serving on the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission is moving through the state Senate. Senate Bill 250, by Sen. Michael Johnson, R-York, would require anyone appointed after July 1 to be a U.S. citizen and at least 32. The bill would also require that commissioners appointed after July 1 have been licensed attorneys for at least eight years and residents of the state for at least five years. The licensed attorney requirement would not apply to commissioners already serving on July 1. SB 250 would also allow commissioners ...