Senator Who Represents Claimants Takes Aim at Commission Chairman

South Carolina state Sen. Gerald Malloy, a Hartsville Democrat who practices workers’ compensation law, last week submitted three comp-related bills to be considered in the upcoming legislative session.  That’s nothing new in South Carolina, where lawmaker-lawyers involved in workers’ comp long ago earned a reputation for introducing comp-related bills, and participating in the appointment process and oversight of the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission. One of Malloy’s three bills, Senate Bill 61, would repeal a 2016 law that allowed t...