Mandatory Mediation is Officially Here
Rebecca Halberg reports
This week, the South Carolina General Assembly approved the Mediation Regulations (R 4286). The purpose of the regulation is to establish a defined mechanism to resolve disputes without the necessity of a hearing. The regulations will become effective once they are published in the South Carolina State Register, most likely on June 28, 2013.
Thereafter, cases subject to mediation must be mediated prior to a hearing being set. These claims include, but are not limited to: permanent and total disability; Third-party lien issues; occupational diseases; contested death claims; mental/mental injuries; and cases with concurrent jurisdiction under the South Carolina Workers' Compensation Act and the Federal Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act.
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Who should attend: This seminar is designed for insurance claims representatives, attorneys, business managers, benefits professionals, human resources professionals, safety and risk managers, and all other professionals who practice within the workers' compensation arena.
Course objectives: This seminar is focused on the new mediation regulation approved by the South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission and the South Carolina General Assembly. The objectives are to familiarize the attendees with the mediation process and to review in detail the nuances of Regulation 67-1801: which claims must be mediated; which claims should be mediated, and which claims are not subject to mediation. Additionally, the Commission's forms in South Carolina have been modified to reflect the new mediation process and a thorough review of those forms is included in this course.
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- Argued the landmark Supreme Court case Breeden v. TCW/Tennessee Express, which set the precedent for distribution of third party proceeds
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- 20-plus year career involving more than 1,000 workers' comp cases
- Repeatedly named one of the Best Lawyers in America©
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