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A recent National Public Radio (NPR) feature reported that workers’ compensation benefits vary from state to state, which results in overwhelmingly different financial circumstances for victims of at-the-workplace injuries. In fact, the story followed two workers who suffered amputation of an arm as a result of a work-related injury – identical injuries – that resulted in an award of $45,000 for one man and $740,000 for the other. Both were in their mid-to-late-twenties, and married with children of similar ages; the only difference in their cases was 75 miles of land. According to the report, employers are paying the lowest workers’ compensation premium rates than any other time since the 1970s. The consequence is, according to an Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) report, that victims’ families and taxpayers are having to subsidize the majority of lost income and incurred medical expenses. South Carolina’s workers’ compensation rates are available on the state’s Workers’ Compensation Commission website. An on-the-job injury can be frightening and life-changing. The physical, emotional and financial stress that comes with such an incident can make it difficult to know what steps to take next. The legal professionals at The Law Offices of Steven M Krause PA have represented numerous clients in workers’ compensation cases from the initial claim through trial. Call us today to schedule your free, initial consultation.