WHAT DOES IT REALLY MEAN TO BE TOTALLY DISABLED UNDER WORKERS’ COMPENSATION?
Being declared totally disabled from a work injury in South Carolina requires serious injuries, and these cases are pretty rare. Still, the definition of total disablement in workers’ compensation law is broader than you might think. It doesn’t require total helplessness. A worker seriously injured at their job can be declared totally disabled under workers’ compensation rules in the following ways. PRESUMED DISABLED You are legally presumed totally disabled if you lose both hands, both arms, both feet, both legs, vision in both eyes, or a combination of any of those. The law also presumes total disability if you lost 50% or more of your ability to use your back. It also extends to you if you suffer paralysis of your legs or all limbs or suffer physical brain damage. LOST EARNING ABILITY Injured workers who are not presumed disabled can prove they are by showing their injuries stripped them of their marketable job skills. For example, a construction worker who lost 35% of his ability to use his back may look normal sitting in a lawn chair, but if his injury affects another part of his body, like his legs, these combined injuries keep him from being able to lift or stand long enough to do the only job he’s qualified for. That makes him eligible for total disability benefits.
TOTAL DISABILITY BENEFITS Workers who qualify for total disability under workers’ compensation get the most benefits available under the law. Regular disability income is usually two- thirds of your average weekly wages for up to 500 weeks, but workers who are paralyzed or brain damaged get that income for life. You also qualify for lifelong medical treatment related to your work injury. Although these scenarios might sound cut and dry, it’s a complicated process to prove total disability. Medical evidence, workplace evidence, and dealings with insurance companies are just the beginning, so if you have a workers’ compensation case and want to fight for your right to benefits, contact our office so we can help.
Good News
“You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us, your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.” –2 Corinthians 9:11 “Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.” –Psalm 100:4
CINNAMON-SPICED CANDIED SWEET POTATOES
These candied sweet potatoes will make your family beg for more!
Inspired by FoodAndWine.com
Ingredients
Directions 1. Preheat oven to 350 F. 2. Place sweet potato wedges in a 4-quart baking dish. 3. Sprinkle sugar, salt, and cloves over sweet potatoes. 4. Dot with butter and place cinnamon sticks around sweet potatoes. 5. Bake, turning every 15 minutes, until sweet potatoes are tender and the liquid is syrupy, about 1 hour and 15 minutes. 6. Remove from the oven and let stand for 10 minutes. 7. Discard cinnamon sticks and serve.
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4 lbs orange-fleshed sweet potatoes, peeled and cut crosswise into 2-inch pieces, then cut lengthwise into 1-inch wedges 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
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1 tbsp kosher salt
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1/4 tsp ground cloves
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1/4 cup unsalted butter, cubed
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4 (2-inch) cinnamon sticks
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