WORKERS' COMP ACADEMY - Registration closes September 16, 2025
Designed to reinforce and enhance your knowledge of the SC Workers' Compensation System, the Annual Workers’ Comp Academy will be held in conjunction with the Annual Educational Conference. This program is geared toward individuals new to the workers’ compensation system as well as seasoned professionals who need a “refresher” in various general topics.
Limited seating. Pre-Registration Required. Onsite registration will not be available.
WC Academy will be
Monday, October 20, 2025
Updated Agenda Coming Soon!
2024 Agenda is Below:
8:15 am – 8:30 am Opening Remarks, Welcome & Introduction
Hal Willson, Esq., Willson Jones Carter & Baxley, PA, Greenville, SC
8:30 am – 9:30 am Compensable Injuries
Andrea Roche, Esq., Williams & Roche, Columbia, SC
• What qualifies as a compensable injury by accident
• Repetitive trauma claims
• Mental/Mental claims
• Occupational disease claims
9:30 am – 9:45 am NETWORKING BREAK
9:45 am – 10:45 pm Benefits Provided by the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation System
Jenny Newman, Esq., Willson Jones Carter & Baxley, PA, Columbia, SC
Medical benefits
• What treatment must be provided/choice of physician
• Medical Care after MMI/Lifetime Care
• Obtaining medical records and communication with healthcare provider (§ 42-15-95)
Temporary benefits
• Determining AWW/CR
• TTD
• TPD
Permanent Disability benefits
• PPD
• Wage Loss
• Permanent & Total disability
• Lifetime benefits
10:45 am –11:00 am NETWORKING BREAK
11:00 pm – 11:45 pm Defenses to Claims
Robert Gruber, Esq., Clement Rivers, LLP, Charleston, SC
• Statute of limitations
• No notice to employer
• Intoxication/willfulness
• Fraud in the application for employment
• Going and coming rule
• Not a compensable injury (denied case)
11:45 pm – 12:00 pm Starting and Stopping Temporary Total Benefits
Hal Willson, Esq., Willson Jones Carter & Baxley, PA, Greenville, SC
• Starting TTD (Form 15)
• Stopping TTD within 150 days from date of notice of injury
• Stopping TTD after 150 days
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm LUNCH
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Closing Claims
Lee Dixon Esq., Hedrick Gardner, Columbia, SC
Informal conference process
• Form 16A and its effects
• Process if no agreement reached
Hearing process
• Award
• Appeal process
• Change of condition rights
Agreement & Final Release/Clincher Agreements
• Represented claimants
• Unrepresented claimants
Medical Only Claims
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm SC Workers’ Compensation Forms
Ric Davis Esq.,Davis Law Group, LLC, Greenville, SC
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm Mediation in the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation System
Lana Sims Esq., Lana Sims Mediation, LLC, Columbia, SC