Upstate South Carolina is heavily industrialized. The people who work here work hard and, unfortunately, they sometimes pay for that hard work with serious injuries.

Before the workers' compensation system was created, workers could sue negligent employers for injuries they suffered on the job. But now, workers' compensation is the primary remedy for workers who are injured or suffer illness because of their working conditions. While workers' compensation has made it easier to recover money for your injuries or illness, it also limits the amount of compensation you might be able to receive.

As a Spartanburg/Greenville workers' compensation lawyer and founder of the Knie & Shealy Law Offices, I have been helping injured workers throughout South Carolina get the compensation they need for more than 35 years.