Accidents happen on the job every day across the U.S., including right here in South Carolina. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, private-industry employers reported approximately 2.9 million non-fatal workplace injuries and illnesses last year alone. Injured employees are sometimes reluctant to file workers’ compensation claims due to…
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In South Carolina, all disputes about work-related injuries are heard by the state Workers’ Compensation Commission. Seven commissioners, appointed by the Governor and approved by the Senate, serve six-year terms and are responsible for enforcing South Carolina workers’ compensation laws to resolve disagreements between injured employees and their employers. A…
In this video, Alan Bass and Ann Mickle of Mickle & Bass discuss 4 things that every injured worker should do if they are in a work-related accident. As Ann and Alan, as well as their 2 partners at Mickle & Bass, are former workers’ compensation commissioners, their firm focuses…
South Carolina’s workers’ compensation laws originally were passed by the South Carolina Assembly in the mid-1930’s. These laws, commonly referred to as the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act (the Act) were designed to provide workers injured in the course of their employment ready access to medical care, as well as…
The South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act determines how people who are hurt at work, or who develop a work-related illness, are compensated. Workers’ comp is very different from other areas of the law. It has its own set of statutes and regulations which govern the benefits to which an injured…
On November 16th, we were live on Facebook at WFMV 95.3‘s studio answering questions during the Day of Sharing Radiothon! Attorneys Ann Mickle, Alan Bass, Jamie Davidson, & Tina Herbert answered your legal questions as they help the station raise funds to provide meals for more than 200 families. On…
Mickle & Bass is proud to assist WFMV 95.3 in giving back to the community by sharing in the Spirit of Giving. We will be donating $1,000 to assist in providing 200 adopted families meals on Thanksgiving. In addition, on Thursday, Nov. 16th from noon – 2 p.m., Ann Mickle,…
Ann Mickle and Alan Bass are pleased to welcome attorney Tina Herbert to the Mickle & Bass family. Tina will provide dedicated legal representation throughout the state of South Carolina to victims of injury in the areas of workers’ compensation, automobile negligence, medical negligence, nursing home negligence, premises liability, and…
