In the opinion for a recent workers’ compensation appeal, Brown v. Peoplease, the South Carolina Court of Appeals gives us an opportunity to review both the lax standard of review that workers’ compensation cases receive upon review to the courts and the informal nature of appeals from the initial single commissioner Workers’ Compensation Commission to the Appellate Panel (of the Workers’ Compensation Commission).
Brown v. Peoplease involved a relatively common incident: a car accident on the job. Peoplease had arranged for Brown to drive a truck for the Bulldog trucking company when Brown’s truck was hit by a passenger car (Note ...
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