Roden Law represents injured workers across Charleston and the Lowcountry — Mount Pleasant, West Ashley, James Island, Johns Island, and Daniel Island — in South Carolina workers’ compensation claims. Workers’ comp is a no-fault system, so you do not have to prove your employer was negligent to receive benefits. We handle every claim on a contingency fee basis: you pay nothing unless we win. Roden Law has recovered more than $300 million for injured clients across Georgia and South Carolina and holds a 4.9-star average from hundreds of client reviews. Our downtown office is at 127 King Street, Suite 200. Call (843) 790-8999 for a free, confidential claim review.
Why Choose Roden Law for a Charleston Workers’ Comp Claim
Charleston’s biggest employers — the port, aerospace, hospitality, and healthcare — carry sophisticated insurance programs and defense counsel who dispute average weekly wage, cut off medical care, and push injured workers back to the job too soon. What separates Roden Law is direct attorney involvement — you work with your attorney, not a rotating desk of case managers — from the first injury report through your impairment rating and settlement. Our King Street office is steps from the Charleston County courthouse and the adjusters and defense firms who handle Lowcountry claims.
- No fee unless we win — free consultation and no out-of-pocket cost to pursue your claim.
- We fight benefit cutoffs — when the carrier stops your checks or denies surgery, we take it to the Commission.
- Full-value settlements — we account for your impairment rating, future medical needs, and lost earning capacity before you sign anything.
Common Lowcountry Workplace Injuries We Handle
Charleston’s economy concentrates several high-injury industries, each with its own claim pattern:
- Port and maritime-adjacent injuries — crush, struck-by, and lifting injuries among longshore, warehouse, and drayage workers around the Charleston terminals and the container yards off I-526.
- Aerospace and manufacturing injuries — repetitive-motion, machinery, and fall injuries at large-plant and supplier operations.
- Hospitality and tourism injuries — burns, slips, and lifting injuries among hotel, restaurant, and event-venue staff across the peninsula.
- Healthcare-worker injuries — back, lifting, and needlestick injuries among staff at MUSC and other Lowcountry hospitals.
South Carolina Workers’ Comp Deadlines Are Different — Don’t Miss Them
Report to Your Employer Within 90 Days
You must notify your employer of a work injury within 90 days under S.C. Code § 42-15-20. Report it in writing and keep a copy — verbal-only reports are a common ground for carriers to dispute a claim.
File With the Commission Within 2 Years
A workers’ comp claim is filed with the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission within two years under S.C. Code § 42-15-40 — not the three-year tort statute of limitations that applies to car-accident and other injury cases. Missing the two-year deadline can bar your benefits entirely.
What Your Benefits Are Worth
Temporary total disability pays 66⅔% of your average weekly wage, subject to a statewide maximum that South Carolina resets each year. Permanent injuries are valued under the body-part schedule in S.C. Code § 42-9-30 based on the impairment rating you receive at maximum medical improvement (MMI). Because your employer’s insurer generally directs your medical care and chooses your physician, the rating that doctor assigns heavily influences your recovery — which is exactly where your own attorney matters most.
