The South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission issued a ruling Friday that warns it cannot follow Gov. Mark Sanford's executive order mandating strict application of American Medical Association (AMA) impairment guides or other objective criteria in disability awards.Following a hearing Thursday on a series of motions challenging Sanford's Sept. 20 executive order, the seven members of the commission signed an 11-page procedural order saying they're obligated to follow the law and the South Carolina Code of Judicial Conduct -- despite Sanford's initial order and a "cla...
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