Supreme Court Clarifies Statutory Review Process for Comp Cases

The South Carolina Supreme Court seized an opportunity to clarify the statutory review process for workers' compensation cases in addressing an injured correctional officer’s long-pending claim. Gena Cain Davis worked as a correctional officer with the South Carolina Department of Corrections. She filed a workers’ compensation claim in July 2016, alleging she had she sustained injuries to her legs and back in a slip-and-fall accident. In October 2016, Davis filed a request for a hearing on her claim, in which she additionally alleged that she sustained the aggravation of a pr...