Self-Insurers' Legal Adviser Urges Extension of Tax That Funds Commission

The South Carolina Self-Insurers Association urged its members to support legislation to continue a tax that supports the state Workers' Compensation Commission in the spring edition of its monthly newsletter. According to an article by attorney Mike Chase, the association's legal adviser, a "maintenance tax" that the legislature adopted in 2014 will expire on July 1, 2018. Chase said the state General Assembly should renew the tax because the commission depends on the revenue to fund its operations. Chase said Commission Executive Director Gary Cannon told him that the...